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A Prison Official Wants to Estimate the Proportion of Cases

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A prison official wants to estimate the proportion of cases of recidivism.Examining the records of 250 convicts,the official determines that there are 65 cases of recidivism.A 99% confidence interval for the proportion of cases of recidivism would go from_____ to_____ .


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