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We randomly sample 600 people in a specific town. 342 of them like cats. Based on this, construct a 95% confidence interval for the true population proportion of people in this town who like cats.

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

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ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter11: Data Analysis And Probability

Section11.4: Collecting Data

Problem 3E

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We randomly sample 600 people in a specific town.
342 of them like cats.
Based on this, construct a 95% confidence interval for the
true population proportion of people in this town who like
cats.
Give your answers as decimals, rounded to four places.

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