In a recent tennis​ tournament, women playing singles matches used challenges on 133 calls made by the line judges. Among those​ challenges, 31 were found to be successful with the call overturned. a. Construct a 90​% confidence interval for the percentage of successful challenges. b. Compare the results from part​ (a) to this ​90% confidence interval for the percentage of successful challenges made by the men playing singles​ matches: ​20.9%

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Using the z-distribution, it is found that the 90​% confidence interval for the percentage of successful challenges is (17.28, 29.34).

In a sample with a number n of people surveyed with a probability of a success of [tex]\pi[/tex], and a confidence level of [tex]\alpha[/tex], we have the following confidence interval of proportions.

[tex]\pi \pm z\sqrt{\frac{\pi(1-\pi)}{n}}[/tex]

In which z is the z-score that has a p-value of [tex]\frac{1+\alpha}{2}[/tex].

31 out of 133 challenges were successful, hence:

[tex]n = 133, \pi = \frac{31}{133} = 0.2331[/tex]

90% confidence level, hence [tex]\alpha = 0.9[/tex], z is the value of Z that has a p-value of [tex]\frac{1+0.9}{2} = 0.95[/tex], so [tex]z = 1.645[/tex].  

The lower limit of this interval is:

[tex]\pi - z\sqrt{\frac{\pi(1-\pi)}{n}} = 0.2331 - 1.645\sqrt{\frac{0.2331(0.7669)}{133}} = 0.1728[/tex]

The upper limit of this interval is:

[tex]\pi + z\sqrt{\frac{\pi(1-\pi)}{n}} = 0.2331 + 1.645\sqrt{\frac{0.2331(0.7669)}{133}} = 0.2934[/tex]

As percentages:

0.1728 x 100% = 17.28%

0.2934 x 100% = 29.34%

The 90​% confidence interval for the percentage of successful challenges is (17.28, 29.34).

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