A Simple Random Sample Was Conducted to Select 1600 of 100,000

question 15

Multiple Choice

A simple random sample was conducted to select 1600 of 100,000 subscribers to an educational research journal.The selected participants were asked whether the journal should increase its base of research coverage to include more social science articles.40% of participants requested an expansion in coverage.What is the 99% confidence interval for the proportion of subscribers who would like a wider research coverage?

• A)[.30,.50]
• B)[.32,.48]
• C)[.33,.44]
• D)[.37,.43]

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Definitions:

Undergraduate Students

Students pursuing their first degree, typically a bachelor's degree, at a college or university.

Sample Points

Specific observations or items selected from a larger population for analysis.

Relative Frequency

The ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the total number of trials or observations.

Probabilities

Numerical descriptions of how likely an event is to occur, or how likely it is that a proposition is true.