In a trial of 400 patients who received 10 mg doses of a drug daily, 48 reported
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In a trial of 400 patients who received 10 mg doses of a drug daily, 48 reported headaches as a side effect. Use this information to complete parts a through d below.
A- Obtain a point estimate for the population proportion of patients who received 10-mg doses of a drug daily and reported headache as a side effect P^=
B- Verify that the requirements for constructing a confidence interval about p are satisfied. Are the requires for constructing a confidence satisfied?
a- Yes, the requirements for constructing a confidence interval are satisfied
b- No, the requirement that each trial be independent is not satisfied.
c- No, the requirement that np (1-p) is greater than 10 is not satisfied.
d- No, the requirement that the sample size is no more than 5% of the population is not satisfied.
C- Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population proportion of patients who receive the drug and report headache as a side effect. The 99% confidence interval is (___,____). Round to three decimal places as needed.
D- Interpret the confidence interval. Which statement below best interprets the interval?
a- WE are 99% confident that the interval does not contain the true value of p.
b- We are 99% confident taht the interval contains the true value of p.
c- There is a 99% chance that the true value of p will not fall in the interval.
d- There is a 99% chance that the true value of p will fall in the interval.
Explanation / Answer
a)Point Estimate=48/400=0.12
mean=0.12, stddev=sqrt(0.12*0.88/400)=0.01625,n=400
b)np=400*0.12=48>10
n(1-p)=400*0.88=352>10
Hence yes both the requirements are satisfied---------------------->Option A)
c)Z(0.995)=2.576
CI=[0.12-2.576*0.01625,0.12+2.576*0.01625]=[0.078,0.162]
d)We are 99% Confident that the interval contains the true value of p------------Option B)
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