A check-cashing service has found that approximately 5% of all checks submitted to the service for cashing are bad. After instituting a check verification system to reduce its losses, the service found that only 45 checks were bad in a total of 1124 cashed. a). Based on a 95% confidence level, what is the best case and worst case scenario regarding the percentage of bad checks? b). Carefully interpret this interval estimation. c). Using the results of part (a), explain carefully whether or not there is sufficient evidence to conclude that the system has been effective? Explain carefully.

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A check-cashing service has found that approximately 5% of all checks submitted to the
service for cashing are bad. After instituting a check verification system to reduce its
losses, the service found that only 45 checks were bad in a total of 1124 cashed.

a). Based on a 95% confidence level, what is the best case and worst case scenario
regarding the percentage of bad checks?
b). Carefully interpret this interval estimation.
c). Using the results of part (a), explain carefully whether or not there is sufficient
evidence to conclude that the system has been effective? Explain carefully.

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Given:

n = 1124

x = 45

p = x/n = 45/1124 = 0.04

P = 5% = 0.05

 

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