In a clinical trial for a new medication, 500 patients are tested, and 300 show improvement. Find the 90% confidence interval for the proportion of the general population that would benefit from this medication.
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First, we need to calculate the sample proportion (p̂). This is the number of successful outcomes (patients who showed improvement) divided by the total number of outcomes (total patients tested). So, p̂ = 300/500 = 0.6. Show more…
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