Question

in a survey of 1004 individuals, 442 felt that keeping a pet is too much work. find a 95%confidence interval for the true proportion

Answer 1

(0.407,0.471)

Explanation:

To find the 95% confidence interval for the true proportion, we can use the following formula:

CI = p ± zsqrt((p(1-p))/n)

where:

p = sample proportion = 442/1004 = 0.4392

n = sample size = 1004

z = z-score corresponding to the desired confidence level (95% = 1.96)

Substituting the values, we get:

CI = 0.4392 ± 1.96sqrt((0.4392(1-0.4392))/1004)

CI = 0.4392 ± 0.032

Therefore, the 95% confidence interval for the true proportion of people who feel that keeping a pet is too much work is (0.407, 0.471).