Compute the 90% Confidence Interval Estimate for the Population Proportion

question 128

Multiple Choice

Compute the 90% confidence interval estimate for the population proportion, p, based on a sample size of 100 when the sample proportion, is equal to 0.40.

• A) 0.3880, 0.0412)
• B) (0.3930, 0.4070)
• C) (0.3194, 0.4806)
• D) (0.3886, 0.4114)

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