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5. 12) The 2014 General Social Survey asked respondents whether they favored or opposed the death penalty for people convicted of murder. Software shows results:
x 850 n 1530
Sample prop 0.556
95.0% CI (0.531, 0.580)
Here, x refers to the number of the respondents who were in favor.
(b) Can you conclude that more than half of all American adults are in favor? Why
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