EBK INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF STA
EBK INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF STA
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ISBN: 9781319116828
Author: Moore
Publisher: VST
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Chapter 8.1, Problem 32E

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To test: Whether an 99% confidence interval would be wider or narrower than the 95% confidence interval obtained in Exercise 8.31.

(a)

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Answer to Problem 32E

Solution: The 99% confidence interval would be wider. An 99% confidence interval is obtained as (0.3962,0.4638), which is wider than the 95% confidence interval (0.4043,0.4557)_ obtained in Exercise 8.31.

Explanation of Solution

Calculation: The 95% confidence interval is obtained as (0.4043,0.4557) in the previous Exercise 8.31. Compute an 99% confidence interval for the same data.

The formula for 99% confidence interval for population proportion p is defined as:

Confidence interval=p^±m

Where, p^ the proportion of sample and m is the margin of error.

The sample proportion is provided as:

p^=43%=43100=0.43

Therefore, the sample proportion p^ is obtained as 0.43.

The formula for margin of error m is defined as:

m=z*×SEp^

In the above formula, z* is the critical value of the standard normal density curve and SEp^ is the standard error.

The formula for standard error SEp^ of sample proportion p^ and sample size n is defined as:

SEp^=p^(1p^)n

The sample proportion p^ is obtained as 0.43 in the previous step. Substitute the obtained sample proportion of 0.43 and sample size of 1430 in the standard error formula. So,

SEp^=p^(1p^)n=0.43×(10.43)1430=0.24511430=0.0131

Therefore, the standard error is obtained as 0.0131. The value of z* for 99% confidence level is z*=2.58 from the standard normal table.

So, the margin of error is obtained as:

m=z*×SEp^=2.58×0.0131=0.033798

Therefore, the margin of error is obtained as 0.033798.

Substitute the obtained values of margin of error and sample proportion in the formula for confidence interval. Therefore, an 99% confidence interval is obtained as:

p^±m=(0.43±0.033798)=(0.430.033798,0.43+0.033798)=(0.3962,0.4638)

Therefore, an 99% confidence interval is obtained as (0.3962,0.4638).

The width of the 99% confidence interval is obtained as:

0.46380.3962=0.0676

The width of the 95% confidence interval is obtained as:

0.45570.4043=0.0514

Conclusion: The obtained widths of the two confidence levels show that the 99% confidence interval is wider than the 95% confidence interval.

(b)

To determine

To test: Whether a 90% confidence interval would be wider or narrower than the 95% confidence interval obtained in Exercise 8.31.

(b)

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Answer to Problem 32E

Solution: A 90% confidence interval would be wider. A 90% confidence interval is obtained as (0.40845,0.45155) is narrower than the 95% confidence interval (0.4043,0.4557)_ obtained in Exercise 8.31.

Explanation of Solution

Calculation: The 95% confidence interval is obtained as (0.4043,0.4557) in the previous exercise 8.31. Compute a 90% confidence interval for the same data.

The formula for 90% confidence interval for p is defined as:

Confidence interval=p^±m

The sample proportion is provided as:

p^=43%=43100=0.43

Therefore, the sample proportion p^ is obtained as 0.43.

The formula for margin of error m is defined as:

m=z*×SEp^

In the above formula, z* is standard normal density curve and SEp^ is the standard error.

The formula for standard error SEp^ of sample proportion p^ and sample size n is defined as:

SEp^=p^(1p^)n

The sample proportion p^ is obtained as 0.43 in the previous step. Substitute the obtained sample proportion of 0.43 and sample size of 1430 in the standard error formula. So,

SEp^=p^(1p^)n=0.43×(10.43)1430=0.24511430=0.0131

Therefore, the standard error is obtained as 0.0131. The value of z* for 90% confidence level is z*=1.645 from the standard normal table.

So, the margin of error is obtained as:

m=z*×SEp^=1.645×0.0131=0.02155

Therefore, the margin of error is obtained as 0.02155.

Substitute the obtained values of margin of error and sample proportion in the formula for confidence interval. Therefore, a 90% confidence interval is obtained as:

p^±m=(0.43±0.02155)=(0.430.02155,0.43+0.02155)=(0.40845,0.45155)

Therefore, a 90% confidence interval is obtained as (0.40845,0.45155).

The width of the 90% confidence interval is obtained as:

0.408450.45155=0.043

The width of the 95% confidence interval is obtained as:

0.45570.4043=0.0514

Conclusion: The obtained widths of the two confidence levels show that 90% confidence interval is narrower than the 95% confidence interval.

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