A Sample of 120 adults who live in Los Angeles County took the  PCR test (Covid-19 test).  It resulted that 18 people were confirmed as positive.    (a)   Find the 90% confidence interval for the rate of positive of covid-19.  Interpret the result.  Round confidence interval to the nearest ten-thousandth if necessary.   (b) As of November 14, 2020, in Los Angeles County, the new daily cases of laboratory confirmed positive in covid-19 cases is 2481.   Population in Los Angeles county is 10,79,000.  Do you think it is a good idea to estimate the rate of the covid-19 positive cases who live in Los Angeles Country from question (a)?  E

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A Sample of 120 adults who live in Los Angeles County took the  PCR test (Covid-19 test).  It resulted that 18 people were confirmed as positive.   

(a)   Find the 90% confidence interval for the rate of positive of covid-19.  Interpret the result.  Round confidence interval to the nearest ten-thousandth if necessary.  

(b) As of November 14, 2020, in Los Angeles County, the new daily cases of laboratory confirmed positive in covid-19 cases is 2481.   Population in Los Angeles county is 10,79,000.  Do you think it is a good idea to estimate the rate of the covid-19 positive cases who live in Los Angeles Country from question (a)?  Explain why.          

 
A sample of 120 adults who live in Los Angeles County took the PCR test (Covid-19 test). It resulted that 18 people were confirmed as positive.

(a) Find the 90% confidence interval for the rate of positive of covid-19. Interpret the result. **Round confidence interval to the nearest ten-thousandth if necessary.**

(b) As of November 14, 2020, in Los Angeles County, the new daily cases of laboratory confirmed positive in covid-19 cases is 2481. Population in Los Angeles county is 10,79,000. Do you think it is a good idea to estimate the rate of the covid-19 positive cases who live in Los Angeles County from question (a)? Explain why.
Transcribed Image Text:A sample of 120 adults who live in Los Angeles County took the PCR test (Covid-19 test). It resulted that 18 people were confirmed as positive. (a) Find the 90% confidence interval for the rate of positive of covid-19. Interpret the result. **Round confidence interval to the nearest ten-thousandth if necessary.** (b) As of November 14, 2020, in Los Angeles County, the new daily cases of laboratory confirmed positive in covid-19 cases is 2481. Population in Los Angeles county is 10,79,000. Do you think it is a good idea to estimate the rate of the covid-19 positive cases who live in Los Angeles County from question (a)? Explain why.
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