A State's Department of Education Reports That 12% of the High

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Essay

A state's Department of Education reports that 12% of the high school students in that state attend private high schools. The State University wonders if the percentage is the same in their applicant pool. Admissions officers plan to check a random sample of the over 10,000 applications on file to estimate the percentage of students applying for admission who attend private schools.
-Interpret the confidence interval in this context.

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Definitions:

DNA

The molecule that encodes genetic information in the nucleus of cells, determining the structure, function, and behavior of living organisms.

Junk DNA

A term formerly used to describe portions of the DNA sequence that do not encode for proteins, though many such regions are now known to have regulatory functions.

Gene Function

The specific biological role or activity of a gene product (either RNA or protein), which can influence an organism's traits and is essential for understanding genetics and molecular biology.

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA that act as instructions to make molecules called proteins.