Use the Given Degree of Confidence and Sample Data to Construct

question 75

Multiple Choice

Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to construct a confidence interval for the population proportion p.
-A study involves 654 randomly selected deaths, with 34 of them caused by accidents. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the true percentage of all deaths that are caused by accidents.

• A) \(3.50 \% < p < 6.90 \%\)
• B) \(3.77 \% < p < 6.63 \%\)
• C) \(2.96 \% < p < 7.44 \%\)
• D) \(3.18 \% < p < 7.22 \%\)

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