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.

Understand the methods for aligning and formatting controls in Form Design View.

Know how to apply formatting properties to report controls.

Understand how to add and format page numbers, dates, and totals in reports.

Understand the concepts of test validity and reliability.

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