Question: While flu vaccination does not prevent COVID-19, flu vaccination is critical to protecting Australians' general health from influenza. A researcher surveyed a random sample of

While flu vaccination does not prevent COVID-19, flu vaccination is critical to protecting Australians' general health from influenza. A researcher surveyed a random sample of 62 people who had been given the flu vaccine last year and found that 21 did not contract the flu.

  1. What is the proportion of people who did not contract the flu? (round to 3dp)Answer
  2. What is the lower bound of a95%confidence interval for the proportion of people who did not contract the flu? (round to 3dp)
  3. What is the upper bound of a95%confidence interval for the proportion of people who did not contract the flu? (round to 3dp)
  4. Using the confidence interval, can we make the following statement? The flu vaccine is effective (i.e.it prevents the flu) in50%of people vaccinated.

Please answer questions using:

a) conditions met

b) conditions not met

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