Provide an Appropriate Response $98 \%$ Confidence Interval for the Proportion of College Seniors Who Are

question 104

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-A survey of 1010 college seniors working towards an undergraduate degree was conducted. Each student was asked, "Are you planning or not planning to pursue a graduate degree?" Of the 1010 surveyed, 658 stated that they were planning to pursue a graduate degree. Construct and interpret a $98 \%$ confidence interval for the proportion of college seniors who are planning to pursue a graduate degree.

• A) \(( 0.616,0.686 )\); we are \(98 \%\) confident that the proportion of college seniors who are planning to pursue a graduate degree is between \(0.616\) and \(0.686\).
• B) \(( 0.620,0.682 )\); we are \(98 \%\) confident that the proportion of college seniors who are planning to pursue a graduate degree is between \(0.620\) and \(0.682\).
• C) \(( 0.621,0.680 )\); we are \(98 \%\) confident that the proportion of college seniors who are planning to pursue a graduate degree is between \(0.621\) and \(0.680\).
• D) \(( 0.612,0.690 )\); we are \(98 \%\) confident that the proportion of college seniors who are planning to pursue a graduate degree is between \(0.612\) and \(0.690\).

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