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re,
Icanhe
lpyo
uwi
tht
hataswe
ll
!

Toest
imat
ethepro
porti
on(i
nper
centage
)ofstude
ntsattheUni
vers
itywhor
ece
iveo
rne
edt
o
rec
eiv
etreat
mentfordefe
cti
vevi
si
on,wewi
llu
sethefol
lo
wingformul
a:

p
̂ =x
/n*1
00%

whe
re:

p
̂ =s
amp
lep
rop
ort
ion

x=nu
mbe
rofs
tude
ntswhor
ece
ive
dorne
ede
dtor
ece
ivet
reat
mentfo
rde
fec
tiv
evi
si
on(
38)

n=s
amp
les
ize(
150
)

Pl
uggi
ngi
nthev
alu
eswege
t:

p
̂ =3
8/1
50*
100
%

=2
5.3
3%

There
fore,
thees
timatedp
ropo
rti
on(
inper
c e
ntage)ofUniv
ers
ityo
fDar
-Es
-Sal
aams
tude
ntswho
rec
eiveo
rne e
dtorece
ivetr
eatme
ntfordefect
ivevi
si
onis25.
33%.

Toest
imatethe95%confi
denc
einter
valfort
hetruepro
p o
rtio
nofUniver
sit
yo fDar-Es
-Sal
aam
st
udentswhorec
eiv
eorneedtorec
eivetre
atmentfordefect
ivev
isi
on,
wewi l
luset
hefoll
owi
ng
for
mu l
a:

CI=p
̂ ±Zα
/2*√(
p̂(
1-p
̂)/n)*1
00%

whe
re:
p
̂ =s
amp
lep
rop
ort
ion(
25.
33%)

n=s
amp
les
ize(
150
)

Zα/2=t
hez
-val
uefo
ra9
5%c
onfi
den
cel
eve
l(fr
oms
tandar
dno
rmaldi
str
ibu
tio
ntabl
e)

Fro
mt hest
andar
dnormaldis
tri
but
iontabl
e,wec
anfi
ndt
hez
-val
uefo
ra9
5%c
onfi
denc
ele
velt
o
be1.
96(ro
undedtot
wode ci
malpl
aces)
.

Pl
uggi
ngi
nthev
alu
eswege
t:

CI=2
5.3
3% ±1
.96*√(
(25
.33
%*(
100
%-2
5.3
3%)
)/1
50)*1
00%

=2
5.3
3% ±0
.06
4

=(
25.
266
%,2
5.3
94%)

There
fore,
the95%co
nfidenc
einter
valfort
hetru
ep r
opor
tionofUni
vers
ityofDar
-Es-Sal
aam
stu
dentswhore
cei
veornee
dt ore
ceivetr
eatme
ntfordefect
ivevi
si
onis(
25.2
66%,25.
394%).

I
nte
rpr
etat
ion:

Wec anbe9 5%c onfi

dentt hatt het ruep r
oport
iono fUniversi
tyofDar-Es-Sal
aams tudentswho
receiveorneedt orec
eiv
et r
eat me ntfo rdefecti
vev i
si
o nli
esbet
ween2 5.
266% and2 5.
394%.This
meanst hatifwewe retore peatt hes tudymu l
ti
p l
et i
me sandcal
cul
atethe9 5%c o
nfidenceinterv
al
fore achsampl
e, 95%oft hoseinte rvalswouldcontai
nt hetruepopul
ati
onproporti
on.Addit
ional
ly,
thi
sint er
valtel
lsushowpr eci
s eou restimateoft hepop ul
ati
onprop
orti
onisbasedo nthesamp l
e
data.

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sme
ssagehasbe
enge
ner
ate
dbyNo
va-do
wnl
oadi
tfo
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