Police stops ~ The Minneapolis Police Department records data on all traffic stops made by their...
Police stops ~ The Minneapolis Police Department records data on all traffic stops made by their police officers such as race, gender, reason, citation issued, etc. To estimate the proportion of drivers who are stopped that are female, the chief of police takes a random sample of 97 traffic stops and finds that in 25 of them, the driver was female.
Using this data, the chief of police wants to estimate the actual proportion of drivers who are stopped that are female.
To calculate the required sample size, what value of ME should we use in the formula below to calculate a 90% confidence interval within 6.09 percentage points? Give your answer to 4 decimal places.
n=p*(1−p*)(z*ME)2
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Police stops ~ The Minneapolis Police
Department records data on all traffic stops made by their...
Police stops ~ The Minneapolis Police Department records data on all traffic stops made by their...
Police stops ~ The Minneapolis Police Department records data on all traffic stops made by their police officers such as race, gender, reason, citation issued, etc. To estimate the proportion of female drivers who are stopped, the chief of police takes a random sample of 100 traffic stops and finds that in 20 of them, the driver was female. Using this data, the chief of police wants to estimate the actual proportion of drivers who are stopped that are female....
Law enforcement agencies in Charlotte, NC conduct an average of 120,000 traffic stops per year. By...
Law enforcement agencies in Charlotte, NC conduct an average of
120,000 traffic stops per year. By law, the agencies collect
information about all traffic stops, the reason for the stop, and
the type of enforcement action taken. A random sample of 250
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of age. A total of 160 were issued a citation while the rest were
given a verbal or written warning. A total of 32 drivers were...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reported that 77% of all fatally...
The U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reported that 77% of all fatally injured automobile drivers were intoxicated. A random sample of 31 records of automobile driver fatalities in Kit Carson County, Colorado, showed that 18 involved an intoxicated driver. Do these data indicate that the population proportion of driver fatalities related to alcohol is less than 77% in Kit Carson County? Use α = 0.01. Solve the problem using both the traditional method and the P-value...
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Traffic Safety Administration, reported that 77% of all fatally
injured automobile drivers were intoxicated. A random sample of 28
records of automobile driver fatalities in Kit Carson County,
Colorado, showed that 14 involved an intoxicated driver. Do these
data indicate that the population proportion of driver fatalities
related to alcohol is less than 77% in Kit Carson County? Use α =
0.01. Solve the problem using both the traditional method and the
P-value...
Law enforcement agencies in Charlotte, NC conduct an average of
120,000 traffic stops per year. By law, the agencies collect
information about all traffic stops, the reason for the stop, and
the type of enforcement action taken. A random sample of 250
traffic stops revealed that 52 of the drivers were under 25 years
of age. A total of 160 were issued a citation while the rest were
given a verbal or written warning. A total of 32 drivers were...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, reported that 77% of all fatally
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records of automobile driver fatalities in Kit Carson County,
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data indicate that the population proportion of driver fatalities
related to alcohol is less than 77% in Kit Carson County? Use α =
0.01. Solve the problem using both the traditional method and the
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