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Section 7-4: Confidence Intervals For Proportions. Symbols Used in Proportion Notation. p =. population proportion. ^. p =. sample proportion. For a sample proportion,. _ X _ n. ^. ^. ^. 1 - p. q =. p =. ^. * Sometimes p is given. Where:
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Section 7-4: Confidence Intervals ForProportions
Symbols Used in Proportion Notation p = population proportion ^ p = sample proportion For a sample proportion, _X_ n ^ ^ ^ 1 - p q = p = ^ * Sometimes p is given Where: X = number that possess the characteristic of interest n = sample size
^ ^ If necessary, round p and q to three decimal places. Example: In a survey of 200 workers, 167 said they were interrupted three or more times an hour by phone messages, faxes, etc.Find p and q. ^ ^ X = 167 n = 200 _X_ n 167 200 ^ = 0.835 p = = ^ ^ 1 - p = 1 – 0.835 = 0.165 q =
Formula for a Specific Confidence Interval For a Proportion √ √ ^ ^ ^ ^ ( ) ( ) p · q n p · q n ^ ^ p – zα/2 < p < p + zα/2 Hint: Put the entire fraction in parentheses ^ ^ ( ) p · q n ^ You’re using p-values which are rounded to 3 decimals, so your answer should be rounded to 3 decimals
(Set up each formula and round to THREE DECIMAL PLACES!!) Example 1: In a sample of 100 teenage girls, 30% used hair coloring. Find the 95% confidence interval of the true proportion of teenage girls who use hair coloring. ^ ^ C.I. = n = p = q = 95% zα/2 = 100 0.300 0.700 1.96 √ √ ^ ^ ^ ^ ( ) ( ) p · q n p · q n ^ ^ p – zα/2 < p < p + zα/2 √ √ ( ) ( ) .3 · .7 100 .3 · .7 100 .3 – 1.96 < p < .3 + 1.96 .3 – 0.090 < p < .3 + 0.090 .210 < p < .390
(Set up each formula and round to THREE DECIMAL PLACES!!) Example 2: A survey of 120 female freshman college students showed that 18 knew exactly what job they wanted after college. Find the 90% confidence interval of the true proportion. ^ _18 120 ^ C.I. = n = p = = .150 q = 90% zα/2 = 120 0.850 1.65 √ √ ^ ^ ^ ^ ( ) ( ) p · q n p · q n ^ ^ p – zα/2 < p < p + zα/2 √ √ ( ) ( ) .15 · .85 120 .15 · .85 120 .15 – 1.65 < p < .15 + 1.65 .15 – 0.054 < p < .15 + 0.054 .096 < p < .204
(Set up each formula and round to THREE DECIMAL PLACES!!) Example 3: A Today Poll of 1015 adults found that 132 approved of the Job Congress was doing in 1995. Find the 99% confidence interval of the true proportion of adults who felt this way. ^ 132 1015 ^ C.I. = n = p = = .130 q = 99% zα/2 = 1015 0.870 2.58 √ √ ^ ^ ^ ^ ( ) ( ) p · q n p · q n ^ ^ p – zα/2 < p < p + zα/2 √ √ ( ) ( ) .13 · .87 1015 .13· .87 1015 .13 – 2.58 < p < .15 + 2.58 .13 – 0.027 < p < .13 + 0.027 .103 < p < .157
Minimum Sample Size For population proportion 2 ( ) zα/2 E ^ ^ n = p ∙ q Where E is the maximum error of estimate. ALWAYS ROUND UP TO THE NEXT WHOLE NUMBER
Example 5: An educator desires to estimate, within 0.03, the true proportion of high school students who study at least one hour each school night. He wants to be 98% confident. How large a sample is necessary? A previous study showed that 60% surveyed spent at least one hour each school night studying. ^ ^ .600 q = p = .400 E = 0.03 C.I. = 98% zα/2 = 2.33 2 2 ( ) ( ) zα/2 E 2.33 0.03 ^^ n = p ∙ q = .600 ∙ .400 = 1447.71 = 1448 ROUND UP!!
(Set up each formula and round to THREE DECIMAL PLACES!!) Example 4: A researcher wishes to be 95% confident that her estimate of the true proportion of individuals who travel overseas is within 0.04 of the true proportion. Find the sample size necessary. In a prior study, a sample of 200 people showed that 80 traveled overseas last year. _80 200 ^ ^ q = p = = .400 1 – .4 = .600 E = 0.04 C.I. = 95% zα/2 = 1.96 2 ( ) 2 ( ) zα/2 E 1.96 0.04 ^^ n = p ∙ q = .400 ∙ .600 = 576.24 = 577 ROUND UP!!
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