document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=881319>Question 881319</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Would this be a good example to use?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"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.\" </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"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.\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Yes, any sample proportion could be used as a point-estimate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the population proportion.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Youre would be 662/100 = 0.662<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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