Distinguish a point estimate and a confidence interval


Assignment:

The Mayor of your city is up for reelection. Her campaign manager needs to give her an estimate of the proportion of registered voters who intend to vote for her. After watching the following video:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VTkJnoXvC0 (6:22)

1. Distinguish the difference between a point estimate and a confidence interval.

2. Describe whether a point estimate alone is adequate.

In your summary, evaluate the effect of variability measurement (confidence interval) on the resulting estimates.

Directions to student: The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response. You will be writing three or more discussion posts per week.Your main post must be two to three substantive paragraphs 150-200 total words and include at least two APA-formatted citations/references. Please follow up with two subsequent replies to colleagues. Each reply should consist of a relevant paragraph containing 100 words or more.

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