A Large University Is Interested in the Outcome of a Course

question 31

Short Answer

A large university is interested in the outcome of a course standardization process. They have learned that 150 students of the total 1,500 students failed to pass the course in the current semester. Construct a 99% confidence interval on the population proportion of students who failed to pass the course. Was the normality condition met for the validity of the confidence interval formula?

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Definitions:

Producers

Organisms, typically plants, that create their own food through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

Deductive Reasoning

The reasoning that operates from generalities to specifics and can make relationships among data more apparent. Compare with inductive reasoning. See hypothetico-deductive approach.

Premises

Statements or ideas that serve as the basis for an argument or reasoning, often accepted as true to support the conclusion of an argument.

Conclusions

End statements in a document or presentation that summarize the main points or findings.