Math Problem Statement
You are looking at a population and are interested in the proportion that has a certain characteristic. Unknown to you, this population proportion is . You have taken a random sample of size from the population and found that the proportion of the sample that has the characteristic is . Your sample is Sample 1 in the table below. (In the table, Sample 1 is written "S1", Sample 2 is written "S2", etc.)
Solution
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Statistical Inference
Population Proportion
Sample Proportion
Sampling Distribution
Formulas
Sample Proportion: \( \hat{p} = \frac{x}{n} \)
Standard Error: \( SE = \sqrt{\frac{\hat{p}(1 - \hat{p})}{n}} \)
Confidence Interval for Proportion: \( \hat{p} \pm Z \cdot SE \)
Theorems
Central Limit Theorem
Normal Approximation for Proportions
Suitable Grade Level
College/University
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