Question

Alcohol abuse has been described by college presidents as the number one problem on campus, and it is an important cause of death in young adults. How common is it? A survey of 10,904 randomly selected U.S. college students collected information on drinking behavior and alcohol-related problems.9 The researchers defined “frequent binge drinking” as having five or more drinks in row three or more times in the past two weeks. According to this definition, 2486 students were classified as frequent binge drinkers.

Interpret the interval in context. Putting It All Together

Short answer

The$99\%$ probability that the true population proportion of adults that would be classified as binger drivers would fall between0.21764 and 0.23894

Step-by-step solution

Given Information

Given that

Number of students$\left(n\right)=10904$

Number of binger drivers$\left(x\right)=2486$

Confidence level$=99\%$

Explanation

We get the confidence interval is$(0.21764,0.23834)$

There is $99\%$probability that true population proportion of adults that would be classified as binger drivers would fall between $0.21764and0.23834$.