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Transcribed Image Text:In a random sample of 1193 American adults aged 25 or older, it was found that 38.9% of them had a
college degree. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the true proportion of all Americans aged 25 or
older who have a college degree.
Give your answers as decimals, rounded to 3 places after the decimal point (if necessary).
98% confidence interval for p:
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