SOLUTION: Respond to the following to describe a "real world" scenario where a researcher might want to construct a confidence interval to support a conclusion about a population parameter.

Question 881319: Respond to the following to describe a "real world" scenario where a researcher might want to construct a confidence interval to support a conclusion about a population parameter.
Would this be a good example to use?
"In a survey of 1000 U.S. adults, 662 said that it is acceptable to check personal e-mail while at work. Find a point estimate for the population proportion of U.S. adults who say it is acceptable to check personal e-mail while at work."
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Would this be a good example to use?
"In a survey of 1000 U.S. adults, 662 said that it is acceptable to check personal e-mail while at work. Find a point estimate for the population proportion of U.S. adults who say it is acceptable to check personal e-mail while at work."
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Yes, any sample proportion could be used as a point-estimate
of the population proportion.
Youre would be 662/100 = 0.662
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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