6.3 confidence intervals for population proportions
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6.3 Confidence Intervals for Population Proportions. Statistics Mrs. Spitz Spring 2009. Objectives/Assignment. How to find a sample proportion How to construct a confidence interval for a population proportion How to determine a minimum sample size when estimating a population proportion. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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6.3 Confidence Intervals for Population Proportions
Statistics
Mrs. Spitz
Spring 2009
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Objectives/Assignment
How to find a sample proportion How to construct a confidence interval for a
population proportion How to determine a minimum sample size
when estimating a population proportion.
Assignment: pp. 280-282 #1-27 all
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Schedule for coming weeks:
Today – Notes 6.3. Homework due BOC on Friday.
Friday, 1/16/09 – Notes 6.4. Assignment due Tuesday on our return.
Monday – 1/19/09 – No school Tuesday – 1/20/09 – Chapter Review Thursday-Chapter Review 6 DUE – Test –
Chapter 6 Friday – 1/23/09 – 7.1 Hypothesis Testing
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Sample Proportions
Recall from section 4.2 that the probability of success in a single trial of a binomial experiment is p. This probability is a population proportion. In this section, you will learn how to estimate a population proportion, p using a confidence interval. As with confidence intervals for µ, you will start with a point estimate (6.1)
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Definition:
The point estimate for p, the population proportion of successes, is given by the proportion of successes in a sample and is denoted by:
n
xp ˆ
where x is the number of successes in the sample and n is the number in the sample. The point estimate for the number of failures is .The symbols and are read as “p hat” and “q hat”
pq ˆ1ˆ q̂ p̂
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Ex. 1: Finding a point estimate for p
In a survey of 883 American adults, 380 said that their favorite sport is football. Find a point estimate for the population proportion of adults who say their favorite sport is football.
SOLUTION: Using n =883 and x = 380
%4343.0883
380ˆ n
xp
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Insight
In the first two sections, estimates were made for the quantitative data. In this section, sample proportions are used to make estimates for qualitative data.
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Confidence Intervals for a Population P
Constructing a confidence interval for a population proportion p is similar to constructing a confidence interval for a population mean. You start with a point estimate and calculate a maximum error of estimate.
EppEp ˆˆ
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Definition:
A c-confidence interval for the population proportion p is
where
n
qpzE c
ˆˆ
The probability that the confidence interval contains p is c.
EppEp ˆˆ
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Notes
In section 5.5, you learned that a binomial can be approximated by the normal distribution if np 5 and nq 5. When and , the sampling distribution for is approximately normal with a mean of p = p and a standard error of
n
pqp
5ˆ pn5ˆ qn p̂
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Guidelines: Constructing a Confidence Interval for a Population Proportion
In words1. ID the sample stats, n and x2. Find the point estimate3. Verify the sampling
distribution of p(hat) can be approximated by the normal distribution.
4. Find the critical zc that corresponds to the given level of confidence, c.
5. Find the maximum error of estimate, E.
6. Find the left and the right endpoints and form the confidence interval.
n
xp ˆ
Is and is ?
Use a standard normal table.
n
qpzE c
ˆˆ
Left endpoint:
Right endpoint:
Interval:
5ˆ pn 5ˆ qn
EppEp ˆˆ
Ep ˆEp ˆ
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Ex. 2: Constructing a Confidence interval for p Construct a 95% confidence interval for the
proportion of American adults who say that their favorite sport is football.
SOLUTION: Form example 1, , So,
. Using n = 883, you can verify that the sampling distribution of can be approximated by the normal distribution.
and
43.0ˆ p57.043.01ˆ q
p̂
538043.0883ˆ pn
550357.0883ˆ qn
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Ex. 2: Constructing a Confidence interval for pUsing zc = 1.96, the maximum error of estimate is:
033.0883
)57.0)(43.0(96.1
ˆˆ
n
qpzE c
The 95% confidence interval is as follows:
397.0033.043.0ˆ EpLeft Endpoint Right Endpoint
463.0033.043.0ˆ Ep
463.0397.0 p
So, with 95% confidence, you can say that the proportion of adults who say that footbal is their favorite sport is between 39.7% and 46.3%.
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Opinion Polls
The confidence level of 95% used in Example 2 is typical of opinion polls. The result; however, is usually not stated as a confidence interval. Instead the result of Example 2 would usually be stated as 43% with a margin of error of 3.3%.”
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Ex. 3: Constructing a Confidence Interval for p
The graph shown below is from a survey of 935 adults. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the proportion of adults who think that airplanes are the safest mode of transportation.
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Solution:
From the graph So, Using these values and the values n = 935 and zc = 2.575, the maximum error of estimate is:
.45.0ˆ p 55.045.01ˆ q
042.0935
)55.0)(45.0(575.2
ˆˆ
n
qpzE c
The 99% confidence inteval is as follows:
408.0042.045.0ˆ EpLeft Endpoint Right Endpoint
492.0042.045.0ˆ Ep
492.0408.0 p
So with 99% confidence, you can say that the proportion of adults who think that airplanes are the safest mode of transportation is between 40.8% and 49.2%
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Increasing Sample Size to Increase Precision
One way to increase the precision of the confidence interval without decreasing the level of confidence is to increase the sample size.
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Insight – why 0.5?
The reason for using 0.5 as values for p hat and q hat when no preliminary estimate is available is that these values yield a maximum value for the product
In other words, if you don’t estimate thevalues of p hat and q hat, you must pay the penalty of using a larger sample.
)ˆ1(ˆˆˆ ppqp
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Ex. 4: Determining a Minimum Sample Size
You are running a political campaign and wish to estimate with 95% confidence, the proportion of registered voters, who will vote for your candidate. What is the minimum sample size needed if you are to accurately within 3% of the population proportion?
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SOLUTION
Because you do not have a preliminary estimate for p, use and . Using zc = 1.96, and E = 0.03, you can solve for n.
5.0ˆ p 5.0ˆ q
2
ˆˆE
zqpn c 11.1067
03.0
96.1)5.0)(5.0(
2
Because n is a decimal, round up to the nearest whole number. So, at least 1068 registered voters should be included in the sample.
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Assignment due Friday BOC.
Assignment: pp. 280-282 #1-22 all