SOLUTION: In a sample of 200 bottles at a factory, 38 had major defects. The sampling method had a margin of error of 0.02. What is the interval estimate for the proportion that would hav

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Question 1121738: In a sample of 200 bottles at a factory, 38 had major defects. The sampling method had a margin of error of 0.02.
What is the interval estimate for the proportion that would have defects in the form (lower limit, upper limit) ?

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
point estimate of defects is 38/200=0.19
if margin of error is 0.02, the interval is (0.17, 0.21) for proportion that have defects.

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