A random sample of 1009 adults in a certain large country was asked "Do you pretty much think televisions are a necessity or a luxury you could do without?" Of the 1009 adults surveyed, 521 indicated that televisions are a luxury they could do without. Complete parts (a) through (e) below. (a) Obtain a point estimate for the population proportion bf adults in the country who believe that televisions are a luxury they could do without. p= 0.516 (Round to three decimal places as needed.) (b) Verify that the requirements for constructing a confidence interval about p are satisfied. The sample a simple random sample, the value of np(1-p) is, which is 10, and the can be assumed to be less than or equal to 5% of the (Round to three decimal places as needed.)

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A random sample of 1009 adults in a certain large country was asked "Do you pretty much think televisions are a necessity or a luxury you could do without?" Of the
1009 adults surveyed, 521 indicated that televisions are a luxury they could do without. Complete parts (a) through (e) below.
(a) Obtain a point estimate for the population proportion of adults in the country who believe that televisions are a luxury they could do without.
p= 0.516
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
(b) Verify that the requirements for constructing a confidence interval about p are satisfied.
V 10. and the
The sample
can be assumed to be
a simple random sample, the value of np(1-p) isD, which is
V less than or equal to 5% of the
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:A random sample of 1009 adults in a certain large country was asked "Do you pretty much think televisions are a necessity or a luxury you could do without?" Of the 1009 adults surveyed, 521 indicated that televisions are a luxury they could do without. Complete parts (a) through (e) below. (a) Obtain a point estimate for the population proportion of adults in the country who believe that televisions are a luxury they could do without. p= 0.516 (Round to three decimal places as needed.) (b) Verify that the requirements for constructing a confidence interval about p are satisfied. V 10. and the The sample can be assumed to be a simple random sample, the value of np(1-p) isD, which is V less than or equal to 5% of the (Round to three decimal places as needed.)
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