25. Teenage drivers. An insurance company checks police records on 582 accidents selected at random and notes

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25. Teenage drivers. An insurance company checks police records on 582 accidents selected at random and notes that teenagers were at the wheel in 91 of them.

a) Create a 95% confidence interval for the percentage of all auto accidents that involve teenage drivers.

b) Explain what your interval means.

c) Explain what “95% confidence” means.

d) A politician urging tighter restrictions on drivers’ licenses issued to teens says, “In one of every five auto accidents, a teenager is behind the wheel.” Does your confidence interval support or contradict this statement? Explain.

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Business Statistics

ISBN: 9780321716095

2nd Edition

Authors: Norean D. Sharpe, Paul F. Velleman, David Bock, Norean Radke Sharpe

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