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Proportions

Question 1
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If the variability within two sampled populations is high, what impact does it have on the width of a confidence interval for the difference in population proportions?

Question 2
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Which of the following is a measure of center used to describe the middle value in a data set?

Question 3
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If an AP Statistics student wants to assess whether there is evidence of a significant difference in support between two presidential candidates, what must they check about their random samples from each candidate's supporters?

Question 4
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A survey was conducted to compare the proportion of students who prefer math and those who prefer literature. The 95% confidence interval for the difference in proportions is (-0.03, 0.15). What does this interval suggest?

Question 5
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1 mark

Which term describes how spread out or clustered together the values in a data set are?

Question 6
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Which condition must be checked before using normal approximation to create a confidence interval for the difference between two independent sample proportions?

Question 7
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A student constructs a confidence interval for the difference in proportions and finds (0.10, 0.30). What can be concluded at the 90% confidence level?

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Question 8
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1 mark

A researcher constructs a confidence interval for the difference in proportions and finds (-0.01, 0.09). What can be concluded at the 95% confidence level?

Question 9
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1 mark

What assumption do statisticians make regarding binomial settings when estimating a confidence interval for p̂1 - p̂2?

Question 10
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If you calculate two separate 90% confidence intervals for two population proportions and they do not overlap, what can be inferred?