A Random Sample of 50 Employees of a Large Company

Essay

A random sample of 50 employees of a large company was asked the question, "Do you participate in the company's stock purchase plan?" The answers are shown below. yes no no yes no no yes yes no no $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } \text { yes } & \text { no } & \text { no } & \text { yes } & \text { no } & \text { no } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { no } & \text { no } \\\text { no } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { no } & \text { yes } & \text { no } & \text { no } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } \\\text { no } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { no } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { no } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } \\\text { yes } & \text { no } & \text { no } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { no } & \text { yes } \\\text { no } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { no } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { yes } & \text { yes }\end{array}$$ Use a 90% confidence interval to estimate the proportion of employees who participate in the company's stock purchase plan.