Suppose the Proportion of Women Who Follow a Regular Exercise

question 9

Multiple Choice

Suppose the proportion of women who follow a regular exercise program is
And the proportion of men who follow a regular exercise program is
.A study found a 98% confidence interval for
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Is (-0.028,0.114) .Give an interpretation of this confidence interval.

• A)We are 98% confident that the proportion of women who follow a regular exercise program is between 2.8% less and 11.4% more than the proportion of men who follow a regular exercise program.
• B)We know that 98% of women exercise between 2.8% less and 11.4% more than men.
• C)We know that 98% of men exercise between 2.8% less and 11.4% more than women.
• D)We are 98% confident that the proportion of men who follow a regular exercise program is between 2.8% less and 11.4% more than the proportion of women who follow a regular exercise program.
• E)We know that 98% of all random samples done on the population will show that the proportion of women who follow a regular exercise program is between 2.8% less and 11.4% more than the proportion of men who follow a regular exercise program.

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