Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
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ISBN: 9781319055967
Author: Moore
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Chapter 8.1, Problem 34E

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To test: Whether an 80% confidence interval would be wider or narrower than the 95% confidence interval obtained in Exercise 8.33.

(a)

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Answer to Problem 34E

Solution: The 80% confidence interval would be narrower. An 80% confidence interval is obtained as (0.4132,0.4468)_, which is narrower than the 95% confidence interval (0.4043,0.4557)_ obtained in Exercise 8.33.

Explanation of Solution

Calculation: The 95% confidence interval is obtained as (0.4043,0.4557) in the previous Exercise 8.33. Compute an 80% confidence interval for the same data.

The formula for 80% 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 80% confidence level is z*=1.28 from the standard normal table.

So, the margin of error is obtained as:

m=z*×SEp^=1.28×0.0131=0.016768

Therefore, the margin of error is obtained as 0.016768.

Substitute the obtained values of margin of error and sample proportion in the formula for confidence interval. Therefore, an 80% confidence interval is obtained as:

p^±m=(0.43±0.016768)=(0.430.016768,0.43+0.016768)=(0.4132,0.4468)

Therefore, an 80% confidence interval is obtained as (0.4132,0.4468).

The width of the 80% confidence interval is obtained as:

0.44680.4132=0.0336

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 80% confidence interval is narrower than the 95% confidence interval.

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To test: Whether a 98% confidence interval would be wider or narrower than the 95% confidence interval obtained in Exercise 8.33.

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Answer to Problem 34E

Solution: A 98% confidence interval would be wider. A 98% confidence interval is obtained as (0.3995,0.4605)_ is wider than the 95% confidence interval (0.4043,0.4557)_ obtained in Exercise 8.33.

Explanation of Solution

Calculation: The 95% confidence interval is obtained as (0.4043,0.4557) in the previous exercise 8.33. Compute a 98% confidence interval for the same data.

The formula for 98% 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 98% confidence level is z*=2.33 from the standard normal table.

So, the margin of error is obtained as:

m=z*×SEp^=2.33×0.0131=0.030523

Therefore, the margin of error is obtained as 0.030523.

Substitute the obtained values of margin of error and sample proportion in the formula for confidence interval. Therefore, a 98% confidence interval is obtained as:

p^±m=(0.43±0.030523)=(0.430.030523,0.43+0.030523)=(0.3995,0.4605)

Therefore, a 98% confidence interval is obtained as (0.3995,0.4605).

The width of the 98% confidence interval is obtained as:

0.46050.3995=0.061

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 98% confidence interval is wider than the 95% confidence interval.

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