The US Commission on Crime Randomly Selects 600 Files of Recently

question 62

Essay

The U.S. Commission on Crime randomly selects 600 files of recently committed crimes in an area and finds 380 in which a firearm was reportedly used. Find a $95 \%$ confidence interval for $p$ , the true fraction of crimes in the area in which some type of firearm was reportedly used.

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Emotional Disturbances

A category of mental health issues that impair an individual's emotional regulation and behavior.

Self-image

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Incongruent Experiences

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Self-concept

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