Use the Given Degree of Confidence and Sample Data to Construct

question 68

Multiple Choice

Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to construct a confidence interval for the population proportion p.
-Of 346 items tested, 12 are found to be defective. Construct the 98% confidence interval for the proportion of all such items that are defective.

• A) 0.0110 < p < 0.0584
• B) 0.0345 < p < 0.0349
• C) 0.0118 < p < 0.0576
• D) 0.0154 < p < 0.0540

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