A random sample of 25 statistics students was asked: "Have you smoked a cigarette in the past week?" Six students reported smoking within the past week. Use the "plus-four" method to find a 95% confidence interval for the true proportion of statistics students who smoke.

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Section10.6: Summarizing Categorical Data
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A random sample of 25 statistics students was asked: "Have you smoked a cigarette in the past week?" Six
students reported smoking within the past week. Use the "plus-four" method to find a 95% confidence interval
for the true proportion of statistics students who smoke.
Transcribed Image Text:A random sample of 25 statistics students was asked: "Have you smoked a cigarette in the past week?" Six students reported smoking within the past week. Use the "plus-four" method to find a 95% confidence interval for the true proportion of statistics students who smoke.
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