The Washington Post reported that, in the United States, 64% of adults and 85% of youths ages
Question:
The Washington Post reported that, in the United States, 64% of adults and 85% of youths ages 12 to 17 use the Internet. Use the reported numbers as the population proportions and assume that samples of 300 adults and 300 youths will be used to learn about attitudes toward Internet security.
a) Show the sampling distribution of /p where /p is the sample proportion of adults using the Internet? Compute four decimal places
b) What is the probability that the sample proportion of adults using the Internet will be within .04 of the population proportion? Compute four decimal places
c) What is the probability that the sample proportion of youths using the Internet will be within .04 of the population proportion? Compute four decimal places
Statistics For Business And Economics
ISBN: 9780538481649
11th Edition
Authors: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams