Suppose a study is done in which several random samples of people from a population are taken and polled on the number of hours per night they sleep. It is determined that the sample proportion for those who sleep at least 8 hours a night is 36%, and the 95% confidence interval goes from 32% to 40%. Which of the following conclusions may be drawn based on this information alone?

User Icon for PsyDAG PsyDAG answered
10 years ago

What conclusions?

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

Based on the information provided, several conclusions can be drawn:

1. The sample proportion for those who sleep at least 8 hours a night is 36%. This means that, within the sample, approximately 36% of people reported sleeping at least 8 hours a night.

2. The 95% confidence interval for the population proportion goes from 32% to 40%. This means that we are 95% confident that the true population proportion of people who sleep at least 8 hours a night falls within the range of 32% to 40%.

3. Since the confidence interval includes the value of 36%, we can conclude that the sample proportion of 36% is a reasonable estimate of the true population proportion.

4. We can also conclude that within the population being studied, the proportion of people who sleep at least 8 hours a night is likely to be somewhere between 32% and 40% with 95% confidence.

However, it's important to note that drawing broader conclusions or making generalizations beyond the specific population being studied would require additional information or further analysis.