Construct a confidence interval of the population proportion
Construct a confidence interval of the population proportion at the given level of confidence.
x=240, n=300, 99% confidence
The 99% cofidence interval is (___,___) (Use ascending order. Round to three decimal places as needed)
Solution
Confidence Interval For Proportion
 CI = p ± Z a/2 Sqrt(p*(1-p)/n)))
 x = Mean
 n = Sample Size
 a = 1 - (Confidence Level/100)
 Za/2 = Z-table value
 CI = Confidence Interval
 Mean(x)=240
 Sample Size(n)=300
 Sample proportion = x/n =0.8
 Confidence Interval = [ 0.8 ±Z a/2 ( Sqrt ( 0.8*0.2) /300)]
 = [ 0.8 - 2.58* Sqrt(0.001) , 0.8 + 2.58* Sqrt(0.001) ]
 = [ 0.74,0.86]

