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A Quality Control Engineer Is Interested in Estimating the Proportion

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A quality control engineer is interested in estimating the proportion of defective items coming off a production line.In a sample of 300 items,27 are defective.A 90% confidence interval for the proportion of defectives from this production line would go from _____ to_____ .


Definitions:

Systematic Sampling

A statistical sampling method where elements are selected from an ordered population using a fixed periodic interval.

Stratified Sampling

A method of sampling that divides the population into distinct layers or strata and then randomly selects samples from each stratum.

Confidence Intervals

A range of values, derived from the sample data, that is believed to contain the true population parameter with a certain level of confidence.

Point Estimate

A single value estimate used to approximate a population parameter, derived from sample data.

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