Sleep apnea: Sleep apnea is a disorder in which there are pauses in breathing during sleep. People with this condition must w up frequently to breathe. In a sample of 432 people aged 65 and over, 108 of them had sleep apnea.

Construct a 99.5% confidence interval for the proportion of those aged 65 and over who have sleep apnea. Round the answer to three decimal places.

The required interval is (0.196, 0.030).

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

n = 432

x = 108

So,

at 99% level of confidence, z = 2.576

So, Margin of error would be

So, margin of error = 0.0536

Now, confidence interval would be

Hence, the required interval is (0.196, 0.030).

99.5% confidence interval = [0.191 , 0.309]

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that in a sample of 432 people aged 65 and over, 108 of them had sleep apnea.

The pivotal quantity for 99.5% confidence interval for the proportion of those aged 65 and over who have sleep apnea is given by;

           P.Q. = ~ N(0,1)

where, = sample proportion = 108/432 = 0.25

            p = population proportion

            n = sample size = 432

So, 99.5% confidence interval for the population proportion, p is given by;

P(-2.813 < N(0,1) < 2.813) = 0.995 {At 0.5% level of significance z table gives

                                                          critical value of 2.813}

P(-2.813 < < 2.813) = 0.995

P(-2.813 * < < 2.813 * ) = 0.995

P( - 2.813 * < p < + 2.813 * ) = 0.995

99.5% confidence interval for p = [ - 2.813 * , + 2.813 * ]

                               = [0.25 - 2.813 * , 0.25 + 2.813 * ]

                               = [0.191 , 0.309]

Therefore, 99.5% confidence interval for the proportion of those aged 65 and over who have sleep apnea is [0.191 , 0.309] .