ELEMENTARY STATISTICS BLUMAN Confidence Interval Proportion 2019 Mc
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Objectives for this Power. Point How to construct a confidence interval for the estimate of a population proportion How to calculate the margin of error © 2019 Mc. Graw-Hill Education
Problem In a clinical study for a pain medication, 26 out of 558 participants experienced dizziness. Find the 90% confidence interval estimate of the proportion of the population that would expect to experience dizziness while taking this particular pain medication. © 2019 Mc. Graw-Hill Education
Sample Proportion © 2019 Mc. Graw-Hill Education
Point Estimator © 2019 Mc. Graw-Hill Education
Margin of Error © 2019 Mc. Graw-Hill Education
z Score © 2019 Mc. Graw-Hill Education
t Distribution Table The z value is 1. 645. © 2019 Mc. Graw-Hill Education
Calculation for Margin of Error © 2019 Mc. Graw-Hill Education
Formula for Confidence Interval for a Proportion © 2019 Mc. Graw-Hill Education
Interval in Decimal Format We have an interval that spans from. 0319 to. 0613. We can use this interval as an estimate for the population proportion. This interval is interpreted in the following way: It can be stated with 90% confidence that the proportion of the population that would expect to experience dizziness while taking this particular pain medication is between 0. 0319 and. 0613. © 2019 Mc. Graw-Hill Education
Interval in Percentage Format We can also interpret this interval in a percentage format. It can be stated with 90% confidence that between 3. 19% and 6. 13% of the population would expect to experience dizziness while taking this particular pain medication. © 2019 Mc. Graw-Hill Education
Summary In this Power. Point, How to construct a confidence interval for the estimate of a population proportion How to calculate the margin of error © 2019 Mc. Graw-Hill Education
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