A Large Earthquake Hit a City in South America

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Short Answer

A large earthquake hit a city in South America. A survey of 2,000 houses found that 600 of them had collapsed. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of collapsed houses.

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Definitions:

Bacillus

A genus of rod-shaped, Gram-positive, spore-forming bacteria found in various environments, some species of which are pathogenic to humans.

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NRDS

Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome, a lung disorder mainly affecting premature infants, causing breathing difficulties.

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