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Confidence Intervals for Population Proportion
8. Sampling Distributions & Confidence Intervals: Proportion / Confidence Intervals for Population Proportion / Problem 9
Problem 9

A researcher wants to estimate the difference in proportions of two populations. In sample 11, x1=52 x_1 = 52 successes out of n1=220 n_1 = 220 . In sample 22, x2=41 x_2 = 41 successes out of n2=180 n_2 = 180 . Construct a 90%90\% confidence interval for p1p2p_1-p_2.