TABLE 8-8 the President of a University Would Like to Estimate the Estimate

question 131

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TABLE 8-8
The president of a university would like to estimate the proportion of the student population that owns a personal computer. In a sample of 500 students, 417 own a personal computer.
-Referring to Table 8-8, we are 99% confident that the mean numbers of student population who own a personal computer is between 0.7911 and 0.8769.

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Definitions:

Nociceptors

Specialized sensory neurons that respond to damaging or potentially damaging stimuli by sending signals to the spinal cord and brain.

Thermoreceptors

Sensory receptors that respond to changes in temperature.

Mechanoreceptors

Sensory receptors responsible for detecting mechanical pressure or distortion, playing critical roles in touch and auditory systems.

Tactile Corpuscles

Specialized nerve endings in the skin that are responsible for sensitivity to light touch.