SCENARIO 8-9
A university wanted to find out the percentage of students who felt comfortable reporting cheating by their fellow students.A survey 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 Scenario 8-9,a 99% confidence interval will contain 99% of the student population who feel comfortable reporting cheating by their fellow students.

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A confidence level cannot guarantee that a certain percentage of the population falls within the interval, it only indicates the level of certainty that the sample data is representative of the population. Additionally, the question states "will contain 99% of the student population" which is not accurate. The interval will contain the true population proportion with 99% confidence, but it cannot be solely based on the sample results.

SCENARIO 8-9 A University Wanted to Find Out the Percentage of Students