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Based on a sample of 230 people, 184 said they prefer "Trydint" gum to "Eklypse". The point estimate (sample proportion) is p^= _____ . (to 3 decimals) The 99 % confidence interval is ____ to _____

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The sample proportion, p^ = 0.8. The 99% confidence interval for the proportion is approximately from 0.73220 to 0.86780

How do we find the proportion sample and confidence level?

Given that 184 out of 230 people prefer Trydint, let's calculate p^;

p^ = 184/230 = 0.8

SE = √(p(1-p))/n

SE = √(0.8(1-0.8)/230

SE = √0.00069565217

SE = 0.0263

Z-score for 0.995 (99.5%) in a standard normal distribution is 2.575

ME = 2.5758 × 0.0263

ME = 0.06774354

CI = Xbar ± Z× s/√n

CL = 0.8−0.06779334

CL = 0.7322

CL = 0.8678

The 99% confidence interval for the proportion is approximately from 0.73220 to 0.86780

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