Constructing a Confidence Interval for a Population Proportion

AP Statistics· difficulty 2/5

A 95% CI for p is (0.30, 0.50).

0.30 0.50

The "p" in this interval refers to:

  • A

    The confidence level.

  • B

    The sample proportion (statistic).

  • C

    The p-value of the test.

  • D

    The unknown population proportion (parameter).

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Explanation

A CI estimates a parameter (here the population proportion). p̂ is the statistic used for the estimate.

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