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To construct and interpret an appropriate confidence interval.
Answer to Problem 39RE
We are
Explanation of Solution
In this question, to find out how large is the difference between the proportion of American adults who think nuclear energy is good idea and the proportion who would be willing to have a nuclear plant in their area. Now, let us check the conditions and assumptions necessary for inference as:
Random condition: It is satisfied as the sample was randomly selected from the population.
Independent condition: It is satisfied as we can assume that the sample is independent.
Success/failure condition: It is satisfied because both are greater than ten as,
Thus, all the conditions are satisfied. Therefore, now, to find the confidence interval we will use the calculator
Thus, the confidence interval will be as:
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