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

question 105

True/False

SCENARIO 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.
-True or False: Referring to Scenario 8-8, it is possible that the 99% confidence interval
calculated from the data will not contain the proportion of the student population who own a
personal computer.

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