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Margins of Error

Interactive practice questions

Using the table provided, calculate the margin of error for a $90%$90% confidence interval for a sample of size $140$140 that has a sample proportion of $0.63$0.63. Give your answer to two decimal places.

Standard Normal Probability z-value
$0.9$0.9 $1.282$1.282
$0.925$0.925 $1.440$1.440
$0.95$0.95 $1.645$1.645
$0.975$0.975 $1.960$1.960
$0.99$0.99 $2.326$2.326
$0.995$0.995 $2.576$2.576
Easy
3min

Using the table provided, calculate the margin of error for an $80%$80% confidence interval for a sample of size $160$160 that has a sample proportion of $0.56$0.56. Give your answer to two decimal places.

Easy
1min

Using the table provided, calculate the margin of error for a $95%$95% confidence interval for a sample of size $110$110 that has a sample proportion of $0.54$0.54. Give your answer to two decimal places.

Easy
1min

Using the table provided, calculate the margin of error for a $99%$99% confidence interval for a sample of size $170$170 that has a sample proportion of $0.4$0.4. Give your answer to two decimal places.

Easy
1min
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Outcomes

12D.D.1.4

Interpret, for a normally distributed population, the meaning of a statistic qualified by a statement describing the margin of error and the confidence level, and make connections, through investigation using technology, between the sample size, the margin of error, and the confidence level

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