document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=451934>Question 451934</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 1992, the FAA conducted 86,991 pre-employment drug tests on job applicants who were to be engaged in safety and security-related jobs, and found that 1,143 were positive. (a) Construct a 95 percent confidence interval for the population proportion of positive drug tests </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "p-hat = 1143/86991 = 0.013<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " (a) Construct a 95 percent confidence interval for the population proportion of positive drug tests<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SE = 1.96*sqrt[0.013*0.987/86991] = 0.000753<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "95% CI: 0.013-0.000753 < p < 0.013+0.000753<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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