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A Gallup Organization poll of n= 856 randomly selected American adults in October 2017 found that 60% of those surveyed felt that their weight was about right. A 95% confidence interval for the percentage of American adults who think their weight is about right is
a) (0.741, 0.852)
b) (0.568, 0.633)
c) (0.433, 0.564)
d) (0.342, 0.451)
e) (0.572, 0.528)
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