The Following Confidence Interval Is Obtained for a Population Proportion

question 129

Multiple Choice

The following confidence interval is obtained for a population proportion, p: 0.855 < p < 0.897 Use these confidence interval limits to find the margin of error, E.

• A)0.021
• B)0.876
• C)0.022
• D)0.042

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