According to a "how to stop bullying" Web site, 15% of students report experiencing bullying one to three times within the most recent month. Let's assume the standard deviation is 4.5% of students. Joseph collects data from 186 students at a medium-sized school in Iowa and finds that only 11% reported this rate of bullying. What is his 95% confidence interval?

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Answer:

His 95% confidence interval is (0.065, 0.155).

Step-by-step explanation:

In a sample with a number n of people surveyed with a probability of a success of [tex]\pi[/tex], and a confidence level of [tex]1-\alpha[/tex], we have the following confidence interval of proportions.

[tex]\pi \pm z\sqrt{\frac{\pi(1-\pi)}{n}}[/tex]

In which

z is the zscore that has a pvalue of [tex]1 - \frac{\alpha}{2}[/tex].

For this problem, we have that:

[tex]n = 186, \pi = 0.11[/tex]

95% confidence level

So [tex]\alpha = 0.05[/tex], z is the value of Z that has a pvalue of [tex]1 - \frac{0.05}{2} = 0.975[/tex], so [tex]Z = 1.96[/tex].

The lower limit of this interval is:

[tex]\pi - z\sqrt{\frac{\pi(1-\pi)}{n}} = 0.11 - 1.96\sqrt{\frac{0.11*0.89}{186}} = 0.065[/tex]

The upper limit of this interval is:

[tex]\pi + z\sqrt{\frac{\pi(1-\pi)}{n}} = 0.11 + 1.96\sqrt{\frac{0.11*0.89}{186}} = 0.155[/tex]

His 95% confidence interval is (0.065, 0.155).

Based on the standard deviation, the sample proportion and the population, the 95% confidence interval is  (0.1035, 0.1165).

What is the 95% confidence interval?

A 95% confidence interval means a Z score of 1.96.

The 95% interval lower limit is:

= Sample proportion - Z score x Standard deviation / √population size

= 0.11 - 1.96 x 0.045 / √186

= 0.1035

Upper limit is:

=  0.11 + 1.96 x 0.045 / √186

= 0.1165

95% Confidence interval is (0.1035, 0.1165).

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