Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft Office Excel (with XLSTAT Education Edition Printed Access Card)
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ISBN: 9780357191484
Author: David R. Anderson; Dennis J. Sweeney; Thomas A. Williams
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 8.4, Problem 38E
According to Thomson Financial, through last month, the majority of companies reporting profits had beaten estimates. A sample of 162 companies showed that 104 beat estimates, 29 matched estimates, and 29 fell short.
- a. What is the point estimate of the proportion that fell short of estimates?
- b. Determine the margin of error and provide a 95% confidence interval for the proportion that beat estimates.
- c. How large a sample is needed if the desired margin of error is .05?
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