Question 9.16 (pg. 428)
(a) What assumption must be made in order for it to be appropriate to use the formula of this section to construct a confidence interval to estimate the proportion of all adult Americans that have seen or been with a ghost?
(b) Construct a 90% confidence interval for the proportion of all adult Americans that have seen or been with a ghost. Enter your answer as two decimals separated by a comma. [Example: .1, .2].
(c) Would a 99% confidence interval be narrower or wider than the interval computed in part (b)?
(a) What assumption must be made in order for it to be appropriate to use the formula of this section to construct a confidence interval to estimate the proportion of all adult Americans that have seen or been with a ghost?
(b) Construct a 90% confidence interval for the proportion of all adult Americans that have seen or been with a ghost. Enter your answer as two decimals separated by a comma. [Example: .1, .2].
(c) Would a 99% confidence interval be narrower or wider than the interval computed in part (b)?