Math 227 - Statistics » Fall 2020 » Sec 8.3 Quiz

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Question #1
A researcher wants to construct a 98% confidence interval for the proportion of elementary school students in Seward County who receive free or reduced-price school lunches. A state-wide survey indicates that the proportion is 0.60. Using this estimate, what sample size is needed so that the confidence interval will have a margin of error of 0.07?
A.   263
B.   255
C.   265
D.   260
Question #2
A survey of 865 voters in one state reveals that 408 favor approval of an issue before the legislature. Construct the 95% confidence interval for the true proportion of all voters in the state who favor approval.
A.   0.444 < p < 0.500
B.   0.435 < p < 0.508
C.   0.438 < p < 0.505
D.   0.471 < p < 0.472

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