Let p be the proportion of a population that is employed. Data was collected from a survey, and for this sample p̂ =0.5. A bootstrap distribution was generated to create a confidence interval for p, and a randomisation distribution was generated to see if the data provided evidence that  p < 0.6. These distributions are shown below. (i)  Which distribution is the bootstrap distribution? Explain your answer in one sentence

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Let p be the proportion of a population that is employed. Data was collected from a survey, and for this sample p̂ =0.5. A bootstrap distribution was generated to create a confidence interval for p, and a randomisation distribution was generated to see if the data provided evidence that  p < 0.6. These distributions are shown below.

(i)  Which distribution is the bootstrap distribution? Explain your answer in one sentence

1
0.35
0.4
0.45
(a)
0.5
0.55
0.6
0.65
0.45
0.5
0.55
(b)
0.6 0.65 0.7
0.75
Transcribed Image Text:1 0.35 0.4 0.45 (a) 0.5 0.55 0.6 0.65 0.45 0.5 0.55 (b) 0.6 0.65 0.7 0.75
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