Question

A study was conducted to see if students from public high schools were more likely to attend public colleges compared to students from private high schools. Of a random sample of 100 students from public high schools, 60 were planning to attend a public college. Of a random sample of 100 students from private high schools, 50 of them planned to attend a public college. The 90% confidence interval for the difference between the proportion of students planning to attend public college between students at public versus private high schools is (-0.0152, 0.2152). Select the correct interpretation of this confidence interval.

a. Reject the null hypothesis
b. Fail to reject the alternative hypothesis
c. Accept the null hypothesis
d. Fail to reject the null hypothesis

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

We are 90% confident the proportion of students planning to attend public colleges who attended public high schools is between 0.0152 lower than to 0.2152 higher than the proportion of students planning to attend public colleges who attended private high schools.