Health insurance: In 2008, the General Social Survey asked 182 people whether they received health insurance as a benefit from their employer. A total of 60 people said they did. a) Find a point estimate for the proportion of people who receive health insurance from their employer. b) Construct a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of people who receive health insurance from their employer. c) An economist states that 50% of employees receive health insurance from their employer. Does the confidence interval contradict this statement? Explain.

Health insurance: In 2008, the General Social Survey asked 182 people whether they received health insurance as a benefit from their employer. A total of 60 people said they did. a) Find a point estimate for the proportion of people who receive health insurance from their employer. b) Construct a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of people who receive health insurance from their employer. c) An economist states that 50% of employees receive health insurance from their employer. Does the confidence interval contradict this statement? Explain.

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter10: Statistics

Section10.6: Summarizing Categorical Data

Problem 30PPS

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