Use the Given Degree of Confidence and Sample Data to Construct

question 69

Multiple Choice

Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to construct a confidence interval for the population proportion p.
-A study involves 607 randomly selected deaths, with 35 of them caused by accidents. Construct a 98% confidence interval for the true percentage of all deaths that are caused by accidents.

• A) 3.91% < p < 7.62%
• B) 3.56% < p < 7.97%
• C) 4.20% < p < 7.33%
• D) 3.33% < p < 8.21%

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