For this problem, carry at least four digits after the decimalin your calculations. Answers may vary slightly due torounding.
In a marketing survey, a random sample of 1010 supermarket shoppersrevealed that 266 always stock up on an item when they find thatitem at a real bargain price.
(a)
Let p represent the proportion of all supermarketshoppers who always stock up on an item when they find a realbargain. Find a point estimate for p. (Enter a number.Round your answer to four decimal places.)
(b)
Find a 95% confidence interval for p. (For each answer,enter a number. Round your answers to three decimal places.)
lower limit
upper limit
Give a brief explanation of the meaning of the interval.
5% of all confidence intervals would include the true proportionof shoppers who stock up on bargains
95% of the confidence intervals created using this method wouldinclude the true proportion of shoppers who stock up onbargains.
5% of the confidence intervals created using this method wouldinclude the true proportion of shoppers who stock up onbargains.
95% of all confidence intervals would include the trueproportion of shoppers who stock up on bargains.
(c)
As a news writer, how would you report the survey results on thepercentage of supermarket shoppers who stock up on items when theyfind the item is a real bargain?
Report the margin of error.
Report p?.
Report p? along with the margin oferror.
Report the confidence interval.
What is the margin of error based on a 95% confidence interval?(Enter a number. Round your answer to three decimal places.)