A random sample of 100 inmates at a maximum-security prison shows that exactly 10 of the respondents had been the victims of violent crime during their incarceration. Estimate the proportion of victims for the population as a whole assuming a 10% tolerance for error and interpret the result. Prison guards have suggested that 20% of inmates are victims of violent crime. Is the evidence consistent or inconsistent with this suggestion. Briefly explain.

A random sample of 100 inmates at a maximum-security prison shows that exactly 10 of the respondents had been the victims of violent crime during their incarceration. Estimate the proportion of victims for the population as a whole assuming a 10% tolerance for error and interpret the result. Prison guards have suggested that 20% of inmates are victims of violent crime. Is the evidence consistent or inconsistent with this suggestion. Briefly explain.

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

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ISBN:9780079039897

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Chapter4: Equations Of Linear Functions

Section4.5: Correlation And Causation

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A random sample of 100 inmates at a maximum-security prison shows that exactly 10 of the respondents had been the victims of violent crime during their incarceration.

Estimate the proportion of victims for the population as a whole assuming a 10% tolerance for error and interpret the result.
Prison guards have suggested that 20% of inmates are victims of violent crime. Is the evidence consistent or inconsistent with this suggestion. Briefly explain.

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