In a sample of 44 water specimens taken from a construction site, 27 contained detectable levels of lead. Construct an 80% confidence interval for the proportion of water specimens that contain detectable levels of lead. Round the answer to at least three decimal places

In a sample of 44 water specimens taken from a construction site, 27 contained detectable levels of lead. Construct an 80% confidence interval for the proportion of water specimens that contain detectable levels of lead. Round the answer to at least three decimal places

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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