Constructing a Confidence Interval for a Population Proportion

AP Statistics· difficulty 2/5

Two studies estimate the same proportion. Study 1: n = 100. Study 2: n = 400. Both have p̂ = 0.5.

Study 1 (n=100) Study 2 (n=400)

The width of Study 2's CI compared to Study 1's is:

  • A

    Twice as wide

  • B

    One-fourth as wide

  • C

    Half as wide

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  • D

    The same

Explanation

SE ∝ 1/sqrt(n); n increases by factor 4, SE halved, so width halved.

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