When Examining the Possible Outcome of an Election, What Type

question 28

Multiple Choice

When examining the possible outcome of an election, what type of confidence interval is most suitable for estimating the current support for a candidate?

• A) The confidence interval for the sample mean
• B) The confidence interval for the population mean
• C) The confidence interval for the sample proportion
• D) The confidence interval for the population proportion

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