7) A health organization wanted to estimate what percent of people worldwide hav

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7) A health organization wanted to estimate what percent of people worldwide have IB5 (irritable bowel syndrome)? They took a large random sample of adults around the world and found the following 95% confidence interval (0094, 0.155) a) Use the following formula to find the sample proportion. Convert your answer into a percentage. Sample Valuc- Upper Limi+Lower Limit Upper Limit+Lower Limit b) Use the following formula to find the margin of error. Convert your answer into a percentage Margin of Eror-Upper Limit-Lower Limit

Explanation / Answer

a)

Sample value=(Upper limit+Lower limit)/2=(0.155+0.094)/2=0.1245 or 12.45%

b)

Margin of error=(Upper limit-Lower limit)/2=(0.155-0.094)/2=0.0305 or 3.05%

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