a) A poll of 2,203 likely voters was conducted on the president’s performance. Approximately what margin of error would the approval rating estimate have if the confidence level is 95%?   (b) The poll showed that 47 percent approved the president’s performance. Construct a 90 percent confidence interval for the true proportion.

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(a) A poll of 2,203 likely voters was conducted on the president’s performance. Approximately what margin of error would the approval rating estimate have if the confidence level is 95%?

 
(b) The poll showed that 47 percent approved the president’s performance. Construct a 90 percent confidence interval for the true proportion. 

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