"Athletes at major colleges graduated, on the whole, at virtually the same rate as other students." according to the NCAA in 1992. Suppose that in a poll of 500 athletes at major colleges, the number graduating was 268. a) Find a 98% confidence interval for the proportion of athletes at major colleges who graduate. b) The poll was done after the implementation of Proposition 48, which requires athletes maintain a minimum GPA in order to play. The graduation rate prior to this was p=0.51. What can you conclude?

"Athletes at major colleges graduated, on the whole, at virtually the same rate as other students." according to the NCAA in 1992. Suppose that in a poll of 500 athletes at major colleges, the number graduating was 268. a) Find a 98% confidence interval for the proportion of athletes at major colleges who graduate. b) The poll was done after the implementation of Proposition 48, which requires athletes maintain a minimum GPA in order to play. The graduation rate prior to this was p=0.51. What can you conclude?

College Algebra (MindTap Course List)

12th Edition

ISBN:9781305652231

Author:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Publisher:R. David Gustafson, Jeff Hughes

Chapter8: Sequences, Series, And Probability

Section8.7: Probability

Problem 58E: What is meant by the sample space of an experiment?

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