Probability with Statistical Applications pp 103-141 | Cite as
Estimation and Hypothesis Testing
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Abstract
In a political poll of 100 randomly selected voters, 35 expressed support for initiative A. How does one estimate the proportion of voters in the whole population that supports initiative A based on the sample of 100? How much confidence do we have in our estimate?
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Central Limit Theorem Standard Normal Distribution Unbiased Estimator Sample Standard Deviation Defective Item
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