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We wish to estimate what percent of adult residents in a certain county are parents. Out of 300 adult residents sampled, 36 had kids. Based on this , construct a 99% confidence interval for the proportion p of adult residents who are parents in this county.
Express your answer in tri-inequality form. Give your answers as decimals to three places.
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Express the same answer using the point estimate and margin of error. Give your answers as decimals, to three places.
P= ___ +-______
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