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8.3 Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution Section Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

Focus Points Compute the maximal margin of error for proportions using a given level of confidence. Compute confidence intervals for p and interpret the results.

Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution The binomial distribution is completely determined by the number of trials n and the probability p of success on a single trial. For most experiments, the number of trials is chosen in advance. Then the distribution is completely determined by p. In this section, we will consider the problem of estimating p under the assumption that n has already been selected.

Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution We are employing what are called large-sample methods. We will assume that the normal curve is a good approximation to the binomial distribution, and when necessary, we will use sample estimates for the standard deviation. Empirical studies have shown that these methods are quite good, provided both np > 5 and nq > 5, where q = 1 – p

Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution Let r be the number of successes out of n trials in a binomial experiment. We will take the sample proportion of successes (read “p hat”) = r/n as our point estimate for p, the population proportion of successes.

Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution To compute the bounds for the margin of error, we need some information about the distribution of = r/n values for different samples of the same size n.

Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution It turns out that, for large samples, the distribution of values is well approximated by a normal curve with mean  = p and standard error  = Since the distribution of = r/n is approximately normal, we use features of the standard normal distribution to find the bounds for the difference – p. Recall that zc is the number such that an area equal to c under the standard normal curve falls between –zc and zc.

Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution With the c confidence level, our estimate differs from p by no more than

Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution Therefore, the interval from – E to + E is the c confidence interval for p that we wanted to find. There is one technical difficulty in computing the c confidence interval for p. The expression requires that we know the values of p and q. In most situations, we will not know the actual values of p or q, so we will use our point estimates p  and q = 1 – p  1 – to estimate E.

Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution These estimates are reliable for most practical purposes, since we are dealing with large-sample theory (np > 5 and nq > 5). For convenient reference, we’ll summarize the information about c confidence intervals for p, the probability of success in a binomial distribution.

Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution Procedure:

Estimating p in the Binomial Distribution Procedure (continued):

Example 6 – Confidence Interval for p Suppose that 800 students were selected at random from a student body of 20,000 and given shots to prevent a certain type of flu. All 800 students were exposed to the flu, and 600 of them did not get the flu. Let p represent the probability that the shot will be successful for any single student selected at random from the entire population of 20,000. Let q be the probability that the shot is not successful.

Example 6 – Confidence Interval for p cont’d (a) What is the number of trials n? What is the value of r? Solution: Since each of the 800 students receiving the shot may be thought of as a trial, then n = 800, and r = 600 is the number of successful trials.

Example 6 – Confidence Interval for p cont’d (b) What are the point estimates for p and q? Solution: We estimate p by the sample point estimate We estimate q by = 1 – = 1 – 0.75 = 0.25

Example 6 – Confidence Interval for p cont’d (c) Check Requirements Would it seem that the number of trials is large enough to justify a normal approximation to the binomial? Solution: Since n = 800, p  0.75, and q  0.25, then np  (800)(0.75) = 600 > 5 and np  (800)(0.25) = 200 > 5 A normal approximation is certainly justified.

Example 6 – Confidence Interval for p cont’d (d) Find a 99% confidence interval for p. Solution: z0.99 = 2.58 (see Table 8-2 or Table 3(b) of the Appendix)

Example 6 – Solution The 99% confidence interval is then cont’d The 99% confidence interval is then – E < p < + E 0.75 – 0.0395 < p < 0.75 + 0.0395 0.71 < p < 0.79 Interpretation We are 99% confident that the probability a flu shot will be effective for a student selected at random is between 0.71 and 0.79.