Use the Given Degree of Confidence and Sample Data to Construct

question 158

Multiple Choice

Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to construct a confidence interval for the population proportion p. $$n = 195 , x = 162 ; 95 \% \text { confidence }$$

• A) 0.789 < p < 0.873
• B) 0.778 < p < 0.883
• C) 0.788 < p < 0.873
• D) 0.777 < p < 0.884

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