Use the Following Confidence Level Interval Limits to Find the Point

question 16

Short Answer

Use the following confidence level interval limits to find the point estimate ˆp and the margin of error E .
-An aquatic site adjacent to an old woodchipping mill is being studied to determine whether environmental liabilities exist from previous woodchipping operations. Because wood chips can leach toxic compounds into the water, environmental consultants measure the proportion of wood chips found in samples taken from various sediment cores. They find the confidence interval of the proportion of wood chips from .194 to .228 actually does contain the true value of p .

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Specific Performance

A legal remedy whereby a court orders the breaching party in a contract to perform their promised obligations rather than simply providing monetary compensation for failure to perform.

Breach

The violation or interruption of a law, obligation, standard, or agreement.

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An obligation imposed by law to prevent unjust enrichment, treating the parties as if a contract exists, even though one does not.