Refer to the data set of 20 randomly selected presidents given below. Treat the data as a sample and find the proportion of presidents who were taller than their opponents. Use that result to construct a 95% confidence estimate of the population percentage. Based on the result, does it appear that greater height is an advantage for presidential candidates? Why or why not? E Click the icon to view the table of heights. - X President and Opponent Height Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the percentage of presidents who were taller than their opponents. D%

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Refer to the data set of 20 randomly selected presidents given below. Treat the data as a sample and find the proportion of presidents who were taller than their opponents. Use that result to construct a 95% confidence in
estimate of the population percentage. Based on the result, does it appear that greater height is an advantage for presidential candidates? Why or why not?
E Click the icon to view the table of heights.
President and Opponent Height
Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the percentage of presidents who were taller than their opponents.
% <p<%
(Round to one decimal place as needed.)
PRESIDENT
HEIGHT
HEIGHT OPP
Reagan
G. H. W. Bush
Van Buren
Taylor
J. Adams
Jackson
185
177
188
173
168
180
173
174
170
189
185
171
Clinton
Harrison
Hoover
Truman
G. W. Bush
188
188
168
180
182
175
180
173
185
187
178
183
Garfield
Taft
F. Roosevelt
Wilson
Harrison
183
182
188
180
173
180
182
182
168
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Cleveland
180
Clear All
iswer
Jefferson
189
170
Transcribed Image Text:Refer to the data set of 20 randomly selected presidents given below. Treat the data as a sample and find the proportion of presidents who were taller than their opponents. Use that result to construct a 95% confidence in estimate of the population percentage. Based on the result, does it appear that greater height is an advantage for presidential candidates? Why or why not? E Click the icon to view the table of heights. President and Opponent Height Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the percentage of presidents who were taller than their opponents. % <p<% (Round to one decimal place as needed.) PRESIDENT HEIGHT HEIGHT OPP Reagan G. H. W. Bush Van Buren Taylor J. Adams Jackson 185 177 188 173 168 180 173 174 170 189 185 171 Clinton Harrison Hoover Truman G. W. Bush 188 188 168 180 182 175 180 173 185 187 178 183 Garfield Taft F. Roosevelt Wilson Harrison 183 182 188 180 173 180 182 182 168 Enter your answer in the edit fields and then click Check Answer. 1 part remaining Cleveland 180 Clear All iswer Jefferson 189 170
President and Opponent Height
Reagan
G. H. W. Bush
185
177
188
173
Van Buren
168
180
Taylor
J. Adams
173
174
170
189
Jackson
185
171
Clinton
188
188
Harrison
168
180
Hoover
182
180
Truman
175
173
G. W. Bush
183
185
Garfield
183
187
178
182
Taft
182
F. Roosevelt
188
Wilson
180
182
Harrison
173
168
Cleveland
180
180
170
Jefferson
189
Coolidge
Johnson
178
180
180
192
Transcribed Image Text:President and Opponent Height Reagan G. H. W. Bush 185 177 188 173 Van Buren 168 180 Taylor J. Adams 173 174 170 189 Jackson 185 171 Clinton 188 188 Harrison 168 180 Hoover 182 180 Truman 175 173 G. W. Bush 183 185 Garfield 183 187 178 182 Taft 182 F. Roosevelt 188 Wilson 180 182 Harrison 173 168 Cleveland 180 180 170 Jefferson 189 Coolidge Johnson 178 180 180 192
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