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A study of 420,047 cell phone users found that 139 of them developed cancer of the brain or nervous system. Prior to this study of cell phone use, the rate of such cancer was found to be 0.0319%.
A) . Use the sample data to construct a 95% confidence
B) Do cell phone users appear to have a rate of cancer of the brain or nervous system that is different from the rate of such cancer among those not using cell phones? Why or why not?
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