Question 8.33

8.33 Plans to study abroad.

The survey described in the previous exercise also asked about items related to academics. In response to one of these questions, 43% of first-year students reported that they plan to study abroad.

  1. Based on the information available, what is the value of the count of students who plan to study abroad?
  2. Give a 99% confidence interval for the population proportion of first-year college students who plan to study abroad.

8.33

(a) 49,987 or 49,988. (b) (0.426, 0.434).