TABLE 8-13
A university wanted to find out the percentage of students who felt comfortable reporting cheating by their fellow students. A surveyed of 2,800 students was conducted and the students were asked if they felt comfortable reporting cheating by their fellow students. The results were 1,344 answered "yes" and 1,456 answered "no."
-Referring to Table 8-13, a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of student population who feel comfortable reporting cheating by their fellow students is narrower than a 99% confidence interval.

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Based on Table 8-13, the margin of error for a 95% confidence interval is smaller than the margin of error for a 99% confidence interval. This means that the confidence interval for a 95% level of confidence will be narrower than a confidence interval for a 99% level of confidence.

TABLE 8-13 A University Wanted to Find Out the Percentage of Students