
Dorene O. answered 08/29/18
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This is a proportion calculation. You are looking at the proportion of households out of 150, and 12/150 is, by my calculation, is 0.08. The formula for a proportion CI confidence interval is first, find σp which is sqrt((p*(1-p)/N) so you use p = 0.08, then 1-0.08 and N = 150. Check this yourself. I get 0.022. Now you need the z table. For a 95% confidence interval where the number can be either greater or less, you need two-tailed. That is, you go from area.025 to .975. Look up the z value for .9750. Find the value of .9750 on your z table and read off the 3 digit z value. Then your proportion CI is
.08 +/- .022*z and you have the interval of the proportions, from something less than .08 to something more.