Answer: [tex](0.21,\ 0.27)[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The confidence interval estimate for the population proportion is given by :-
[tex]\hat{p}\pm ME[/tex], where [tex]\hat{p}[/tex] is the sample proportion of success and ME is the margin of error.
Given : The proportion of computers that were repaired more than three times in the last two years : [tex]\hat{p}=0.24[/tex]
Margin of error : [tex]ME=0.03[/tex]
Now, the confidence interval estimate for the population mean will be :-
[tex]0.24\pm0.03=(0.24-0.03,\ 0.24+0.03)=(0.21,\ 0.27)[/tex]
Hence, the 98% confidence interval estimate for the population mean using the Student's t-distribution = [tex](0.21,\ 0.27)[/tex]