Answer :
For the proportion of all hometowners in the united states that hold a home equity loan, confidence interval is (0.0992, 0.1508).
We have given that in a recent poll of 1000 homeowners in the United states, one in eight homeowners reports havinf a home equity loan that he or she is curently paying off.
If one in eight reports having a home equity loan then for 1000 hometowners = 1000/8 = 125.
Sample proportion p = 125/1000 = 0.125
given that confidence coefficient = 0.99
α = 1 - confidence coefficient = 1 - 0.99
α = 0.01
z₀.₀₁ / 2 = 2.58
Therefore the interval estimate for the proportion of all homeowners in the United states that hold a home equity
= p ± z₀.₀₁/2 √p(1-p)/n
= 0.125 ± 2.58 √0.125(0.875)/1000
= 0.125 ± 2.58 √0.0001
= 0.125 ± 0.0258
= (0.125 - 0.0258,0.125 + 0.0258)
= (0.0992, 0.1508)
Hence (0.0992, 0.1508) is the confidence interval.
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