SOLUTION: Suppose a recent poll of 1304 people concluded that 34% of American car owners do not know how to replace a flat tire with the spare. Find the margin of error and the 95% confiden

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Question 610296: Suppose a recent poll of 1304 people concluded that 34% of American car owners do not know how to replace a flat tire with the spare. Find the margin of error and the 95% confidence interval.

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Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
a recent poll of 1304 people concluded that 34% of American car owners do not
know how to replace a flat tire with the spare
Find the margin of error and the 95% confidence interval.
ME = 1.96=.026
95% confidence interval is .314 to .426 0r 31.4% to 42.6%
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a a/2 crtical regions
80% 0.2 10% z <-1.28155 z >+1.28155
90% 0.1 5% z <-1.645 z >+1.645
92% 0.8 4% z <-1.751 z >+1.751
95% 0.05 2.50% z <-1.96 z >+1.96
98% 0.02 1% z <-2.33 z >+2.33
99% 0.01 0.50% z<-2.576 z >+2.576

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