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Check conditions for constructing a confidence interval for the parameter

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The following conditions are satisfied below

a. Students were randomly chosen.

b. Number of failures and successes are at least10.

Step by step solution

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Step       1 Given Information

Given that,

Number of students (n)=10904

Number of binger drivers (x)=2486

Confidence level=99%

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Explanation

The following are the main conditions for the population proportion confidence interval:

  1. The information must be random.
  2. Values must be unrelated to one another.
  3. The number of successes and failures should be greater than or equal to ten.
  4. The sample size should not exceed 10% of the population.

The following requirements are met below

  1. Students were picked at random.
  2. There are at least 10 failures and achievements.
  3. Students were chosen at random.

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