In a simple random sample of 460 young people, 85% had earned
a high school diploma. Complete the following parts (Round all
answers to 2 decimal places.)
a) What is the standard error for this estimate of the
percentage of all young people who earned a high school diploma?
(as a percentage). Answer: %
b) Find the margin of error, using a 95% confidence level, for
estimating the percentage of all young people who earned a high
school diploma. (as a percentage).
Answer: %
c) Find the 95% confidence interval for the percentage of all
young people who earned a high school diploma.
Answer: % to %
d) Suppose that in the past, 80.01% of all young people earned
high school diplomas. Does the confidence interval you found in
part c support or refute the claim that the percentage of young
people who earn high school diplomas has increased?
Explain.Answer:
a) The interval does not support this claim. This is because
80.01% is in the interval.
b) The interval does not support this claim. This is because
80.01% is not in the interval, and all values are above
80.01%.
c) The interval supports this claim. This is because 80.01% is
not in the interval, and all values are above 80.01%.
d)The interval supports this claim. This is because 80.01% is
in the interval.