Use the Given Degree of Confidence and Sample Data to Construct

question 100

Multiple Choice

Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to construct a confidence interval for the population proportion p.
-Of 138 randomly selected adults, 34 were found to have high blood pressure. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the true percentage of all adults that have high blood pressure.

• A) \(15.2 \% < \mathrm { p } < 34.1 \%\)
• B) \(18.6 \% < p < 30.7 \%\)
• C) \(16.1 \% < p < 33.2 \%\)
• D) \(17.4 \% < p < 31.8 \%\)

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