The American Heart Association is about to conduct an anti-smoking campaign and wants to know the fraction of Americans over 33 who smoke.  step 2 of 2: suppose a sample of 1267 Americans over 33 is drawn. Of these people, 913 don't smoke. Using the data, construct the 98% confidence interval for the population proportion of Americans over 33 who smoke. Enter your answer as a decimal number rounded to three decimal places.

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Section11.4: Collecting Data
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The American Heart Association is about to conduct an anti-smoking campaign and wants to know the fraction of Americans over 33 who smoke. 
step 2 of 2: suppose a sample of 1267 Americans over 33 is drawn. Of these people, 913 don't smoke. Using the data, construct the 98% confidence interval for the population proportion of Americans over 33 who smoke. Enter your answer as a decimal number rounded to three decimal places. 

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