Question

8% of the general population believe astrology is very scientific, a recent magazine claimed. In a random sample of college students at a local community college, a 99% confidence interval estimate for the population proportion of college students believing astrology is very scientific was calculated to be (.02, .05). Which one of the following interpretations is correct? Group of answer choices

A The resulting confidence interval suggests that 8% of the local community college student body believe astrology is very scientific, just as in the general population.

B The resulting confidence interval does not suggest that 8% of the local community college student body believe astrology is very scientific.

Answer 1

The correct choice is

B) The resulting confidence interval does not suggests that 8% of the local community college student body believe that astrology is very scientific ,just as in the general population