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Answer:
The 90% confidence interval for the difference between the proportions of Democrats and Republicans who approve of the mayor's performance is (-0.1078, 0.1702).
Step-by-step explanation:
Before building the confidence interval, we need to understand the central limit theorem and subtraction of normal variables.
Central Limit Theorem
The Central Limit Theorem estabilishes that, for a normally distributed random variable X, with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]\sigma[/tex], the sampling distribution of the sample means with size n can be approximated to a normal distribution with mean [tex]\mu[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]s = \frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}[/tex].
For a skewed variable, the Central Limit Theorem can also be applied, as long as n is at least 30.
For a proportion p in a sample of size n, the sampling distribution of the sample proportion will be approximately normal with mean [tex]\mu = p[/tex] and standard deviation [tex]s = \sqrt{\frac{p(1-p)}{n}}[/tex]
Subtraction of normal variables:
When two normal variables are subtracted, the mean is the subtraction of the means while the standard deviation is the square root of the sum of the variances.
In a random sample of 42 Democrats from one city, 10 approved of the mayor's performance.
This means that:
[tex]p_D = \frac{10}{42} = 0.2381, s_D = \sqrt{\frac{0.2381*(1-0.2381)}{42}} = 0.0657[/tex]
In a random sample of 58 Republicans from the city, 12 approved of the mayor's performance.
This means that:
[tex]p_R = \frac{12}{58} = 0.2069, s_R = \sqrt{\frac{0.2069*(1-0.2069)}{58}} = 0.0532[/tex]
Distribution of the difference:
[tex]p = p_D - p_R = 0.2381 - 0.2069 = 0.0312[/tex]
[tex]s = \sqrt{0.0657^2+0.0532^2} = 0.0845[/tex]
Confidence interval:
We have that to find our [tex]\alpha[/tex] level, that is the subtraction of 1 by the confidence interval divided by 2. So:
[tex]\alpha = \frac{1 - 0.9}{2} = 0.05[/tex]
Now, we have to find z in the Ztable as such z has a pvalue of [tex]1 - \alpha[/tex].
That is z with a pvalue of [tex]1 - 0.05 = 0.95[/tex], so Z = 1.645.
Now, find the margin of error M as such
[tex]M = zs[/tex]
[tex]M = 1.645*0.0845 = 0.139[/tex]
The lower end of the interval is the sample mean subtracted by M. So it is 0.0312 - 0.139 = -0.1078
The upper end of the interval is the sample mean added to M. So it is 0.0312 + 0.139 = 0.1702
The 90% confidence interval for the difference between the proportions of Democrats and Republicans who approve of the mayor's performance is (-0.1078, 0.1702).
