The union representing the Bottle Blowers of America (BBA) is considering a proposal to merge with the Teamsters Union. According to BBA union bylaws, at least three-fourths of the union membership must approve any merger. A random sample of 2,000 current BBA members reveals 1,600 plan to vote for the merger proposal. What is the estimate of the population proportion

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Answer:

The answer is "(0.782, 0.818)".

Step-by-step explanation:

computing the sample proportion:

[tex]p=\frac{x}{n}= \frac{1,600}{2000}=0.80 \\\\[/tex]

[tex]\text{Computing the} \ 95\% \ \ C.I \\\\[/tex]

[tex]C.I= p \pm Z_{\frac{\alpha}{2}}\sqrt{\frac{P(1-p)}{n}}[/tex]

     [tex]= 0.80 \pm 1.96 \sqrt{\frac{0.80(1-0.80)}{2000}} \\\\= 0.80 \pm 1.96 \sqrt{\frac{0.80(0.20)}{2000}} \\\\= 0.80 \pm 1.96 \sqrt{\frac{0.16}{2000}} \\\\ = 0.80 \pm 1.96 \sqrt{0.00008} \\\\=0.80 \pm 0.18 \\\\= (0.782, 0.818)[/tex]

conclusion:

Since the interval calculation contains higher values than 75 percent of its union membership, the merger proposal is likely to pass.