SCENARIO 8-8
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.
-True or False: Referring to Scenario 8-8, we are 99% confident that the mean numbers of
student population who own a personal computer is between 0.7911 and 0.8769.

Question

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The scenario provides a proportion, not a mean. The confidence interval refers to the proportion of students owning a personal computer, not the mean number.

SCENARIO 8-8 the President of a University Would Like to Estimate the Estimate