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In 2001, the polls found that 81% of American adults believed that there was a conspiracy in the death of President Kennedy. Assume a recent poll asked 1500 American adults if they believe there was a conspiracy in the assassination and it found that 1180 believe there was a conspiracy. Calculate a 91% confidence interval for the percentage of all Americans who believe in this conspiracy.
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