How to find confidence intervals for a difference between two proportions - AP Statistics
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In a simple random sample of
people,
are left-handed. Find a
confidence interval for the true proportion of left-handed people in the entire population.
In a simple random sample of people,
are left-handed. Find a
confidence interval for the true proportion of left-handed people in the entire population.
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Step 1: Determine the approporiate formula. In this case, the statistic is a proportion because the question says 261 people out of 1000 are left-handed. We want to use a confidence interval for proportions. The equation is

Step 2:
, or the sample proportion is equal to 
Step 3: The questions asks for a 95% confidence interval. You can assume a normal distribution because of the large sample size. Therefore, in a normal distribution, 95% of the data is contained within
.

Step 4: Substitue all the values into the equation to get the answer.

Step 1: Determine the approporiate formula. In this case, the statistic is a proportion because the question says 261 people out of 1000 are left-handed. We want to use a confidence interval for proportions. The equation is
Step 2: , or the sample proportion is equal to
Step 3: The questions asks for a 95% confidence interval. You can assume a normal distribution because of the large sample size. Therefore, in a normal distribution, 95% of the data is contained within .
Step 4: Substitue all the values into the equation to get the answer.
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In a simple random sample of
people,
are left-handed. Find a
confidence interval for the true proportion of left-handed people in the entire population.
In a simple random sample of people,
are left-handed. Find a
confidence interval for the true proportion of left-handed people in the entire population.
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Step 1: Determine the approporiate formula. In this case, the statistic is a proportion because the question says 261 people out of 1000 are left-handed. We want to use a confidence interval for proportions. The equation is

Step 2:
, or the sample proportion is equal to 
Step 3: The questions asks for a 95% confidence interval. You can assume a normal distribution because of the large sample size. Therefore, in a normal distribution, 95% of the data is contained within
.

Step 4: Substitue all the values into the equation to get the answer.

Step 1: Determine the approporiate formula. In this case, the statistic is a proportion because the question says 261 people out of 1000 are left-handed. We want to use a confidence interval for proportions. The equation is
Step 2: , or the sample proportion is equal to
Step 3: The questions asks for a 95% confidence interval. You can assume a normal distribution because of the large sample size. Therefore, in a normal distribution, 95% of the data is contained within .
Step 4: Substitue all the values into the equation to get the answer.
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In a simple random sample of
people,
are left-handed. Find a
confidence interval for the true proportion of left-handed people in the entire population.
In a simple random sample of people,
are left-handed. Find a
confidence interval for the true proportion of left-handed people in the entire population.
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Step 1: Determine the approporiate formula. In this case, the statistic is a proportion because the question says 261 people out of 1000 are left-handed. We want to use a confidence interval for proportions. The equation is

Step 2:
, or the sample proportion is equal to 
Step 3: The questions asks for a 95% confidence interval. You can assume a normal distribution because of the large sample size. Therefore, in a normal distribution, 95% of the data is contained within
.

Step 4: Substitue all the values into the equation to get the answer.

Step 1: Determine the approporiate formula. In this case, the statistic is a proportion because the question says 261 people out of 1000 are left-handed. We want to use a confidence interval for proportions. The equation is
Step 2: , or the sample proportion is equal to
Step 3: The questions asks for a 95% confidence interval. You can assume a normal distribution because of the large sample size. Therefore, in a normal distribution, 95% of the data is contained within .
Step 4: Substitue all the values into the equation to get the answer.
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In a simple random sample of
people,
are left-handed. Find a
confidence interval for the true proportion of left-handed people in the entire population.
In a simple random sample of people,
are left-handed. Find a
confidence interval for the true proportion of left-handed people in the entire population.
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Step 1: Determine the approporiate formula. In this case, the statistic is a proportion because the question says 261 people out of 1000 are left-handed. We want to use a confidence interval for proportions. The equation is

Step 2:
, or the sample proportion is equal to 
Step 3: The questions asks for a 95% confidence interval. You can assume a normal distribution because of the large sample size. Therefore, in a normal distribution, 95% of the data is contained within
.

Step 4: Substitue all the values into the equation to get the answer.

Step 1: Determine the approporiate formula. In this case, the statistic is a proportion because the question says 261 people out of 1000 are left-handed. We want to use a confidence interval for proportions. The equation is
Step 2: , or the sample proportion is equal to
Step 3: The questions asks for a 95% confidence interval. You can assume a normal distribution because of the large sample size. Therefore, in a normal distribution, 95% of the data is contained within .
Step 4: Substitue all the values into the equation to get the answer.