Question

An ecologist wants to know what percent of the 10,000 fish in a lake are cod. She conducts a study in which 50 fish are randomly caught. Of those 50 fish, 15 are cod. Based on this data, using a 95% confidence interval, the researcher can determine that the percent of fish that are cod in the lake is which of the following?

(1) Between 17% and 43%
(2) Exactly 30%
(3) Between 24% and 36%
(4) Between 20% and 40%

Answer 1

3

Explanation:

Because there are about 3,000 fish in the lake, 3,000 is 30 percent of 10,000. C or (3) gives the 6 percent each way around 30.