TABLE 8-10
The president of a university would like to estimate the proportion of the student population that owns a personal computer. In a sample of 500 students, 417 own a personal computer.
-Referring to Table 8-10, a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of student population who own a personal computer is narrower than a 99% confidence interval.

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According to Table 8-10, as the confidence level increases, the margin of error (ME) also increases. As a result, the confidence interval (CI) becomes wider. Therefore, a 99% CI will have a larger margin of error and be wider than a 95% CI.

TABLE 8-10 the President of a University Would Like to Estimate the Estimate