Contents
- Preface
1Sampling and Data
- Introduction
- 1.1Definitions of Statistics, Probability, and Key Terms
- 1.2Data, Sampling, and Variation in Data and Sampling
- 1.3Frequency, Frequency Tables, and Levels of Measurement
- 1.4Experimental Design and Ethics
- 1.5Data Collection Experiment
- 1.6Sampling Experiment
- Key Terms
- Chapter Review
- Practice
- Homework
- Bringing It Together: Homework
- References
- Solutions
10Hypothesis Testing with Two Samples
- AAppendix A Review Exercises (Ch 3–13)
- BAppendix B Practice Tests (1–4) and Final Exams
- CData Sets
- DGroup and Partner Projects
- ESolution Sheets
- FMathematical Phrases, Symbols, and Formulas
- GNotes for the TI-83, 83+, 84, 84+ Calculators
- HTables
- Index
8.5
Confidence Interval (Place of Birth)
Stats Lab
Confidence Interval (Place of Birth)
Student Learning Outcomes
- The student will calculate the 90 percent confidence interval of the proportion of students in this school who were born in this state.
- The student will interpret confidence intervals.
- The student will determine the effects of changing conditions on the confidence interval.
Collect the Data
- Survey the students in your class, asking them whether they were born in this state. Let X = the number who were born in this state.
- n = ____________
- x = ____________
- In words, define the random variable P′.
- State the estimated distribution to use.
Find the Confidence interval and Error bound
- Calculate the confidence interval and the error bound.
- Confidence interval: _____
- Error Bound: _____
- How much area is in both tails (combined)? α = _____
- How much area is in each tail? = _____
- Fill in the blanks on the graph with the area in each section. Then, fill in the number line with the upper and lower limits of the confidence interval and the sample proportion.
Figure 8.8
Describe the Confidence Interval
- In two to three complete sentences, explain what a confidence interval means (in general), as though you were talking to someone who has not taken statistics.
- In one to two complete sentences, explain what this confidence interval means for this particular study.
- Construct a confidence interval for each confidence level given.
Confidence Level EBP/Error Bound Confidence Interval 50% 80% 95% 99% Table 8.7 - What happens to the EBP as the confidence level increases? Does the width of the confidence interval increase or decrease? Explain why this happens.