A Population Proportion Is to Be Estimated from the Sample $16 \%$

question 41

Multiple Choice

A population proportion is to be estimated from the sample described. Approximate the 95% confidence interval. Round your answer to four decimal places, if necessary.
-A researcher wishes to estimate the proportion of college students who cheat on exams. A poll of 520 college students showed that $16 \%$ of them had, or intended to, cheat on examinations. Find the $95 \%$ confidence interval.

• A) \(0.1373 < \mathrm { p } < 0.1827\)
• B) \(0.1161 < \mathrm { p } < 0.2039\)
• C) \(0.1586 < \mathrm { p } < 0.1614\)
• D) \(0.1278 < \mathrm { p } < 0.1922\)

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