document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=796681>Question 796681</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A poll is taken of 1,000 adults after each election. In a report construct 95% confidence intervals of the relevant population proportion to: Compare the approval rates of President Obama's handling of the oil spill and President Bush's handling of Hurricane Katrina\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "          AUGUST 2011   -   MARCH 2006<BR>\n" );
document.write( "APPROVE        50%      -       36%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "DISAPPROVE     38%      -       53%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOT SURE       12%      -       11%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help.. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #481544 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=481544\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A poll is taken of 1,000 adults after each election. In a report construct 95% confidence intervals of the relevant population proportion to: Compare the approval rates of President Obama's handling of the oil spill and President Bush's handling of Hurricane Katrina <BR>\n" );
document.write( "AUGUST 2011 - MARCH 2006<BR>\n" );
document.write( "APPROVE 50% - 36%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "DISAPPROVE 38% - 53%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOT SURE 12% - 11% <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I ran the approval %ages on my TI-84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "using the 2-PropZInt function and got<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the following 95% confidence interval.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-0.0166,0.2500)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Conclusion: Since 0 is in the interval <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the conclusion would be that the percentages<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are statistically the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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