EU (European Union) Countries Report That 46% of Their Labor

question 14

Multiple Choice

EU (European Union) countries report that 46% of their labor force is female.The United Nations wants to determine if the percentage of females in the U.S.labor force is the same.Representatives from the United States Department of Labor select a random sample of 525 from over 10,000 employment records on file and find that 229 are female.The 90% confidence interval for the proportion of females in the U.S.labor force is ________________________ .

• A)0.3998 to 0.4722
• B)0.2747 to 0.5973
• C)0.1776 to 0.6944
• D)0.4235 to 0.5679
• E)0.1243 to 0.7100

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