SCENARIO 8-9 A university wanted to find out the percentage of students who felt comfortable reporting cheating by their fellow students.A survey of 2,800 students was conducted and the students were asked if they felt comfortable reporting cheating by their fellow students.The results were 1,344 answered "Yes" and 1,456 answered "no".
-Referring to Scenario 8-9, we are 99% confident that between 45.57% and 50.43% of the student population feel comfortable reporting cheating by their fellow students.

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The given confidence interval is based on the results of the survey and the sample size. It is a valid estimation of the true percentage of students who feel comfortable reporting cheating by their fellow students in the population, with a 99% confidence level. Therefore, the statement is true. This is a confidence interval statement with a 99% confidence level. The interval given is (45.57%, 50.43%), which means we are 99% confident that the true population proportion of students who feel comfortable reporting cheating by their fellow students falls within that range.

SCENARIO 8-9 a University Wanted to Find Out the Percentage