In a sample of 600 Ottawa families, it is found that 360 rent their dwellings while 240 own their homes. Find a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of renters.

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Section13.2: Expected Value And Variance Of Continuous Random Variables
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In a sample of 600 Ottawa families, it is found that 360 rent their dwellings while
240 own their homes. Find a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of renters.
(0.5608,0.6392)
(0.3608,0.4392)
(0.3002,0.4008)
(0.6002,0.6008)
Transcribed Image Text:In a sample of 600 Ottawa families, it is found that 360 rent their dwellings while 240 own their homes. Find a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of renters. (0.5608,0.6392) (0.3608,0.4392) (0.3002,0.4008) (0.6002,0.6008)
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