The Confidence Intervals for the Population Proportion Are Generally Based

question 59

Multiple Choice

The confidence intervals for the population proportion are generally based on ___________.

• A)The z distribution
• B)The t distribution
• C)The z distribution when the sample size is very small
• D)The t distribution when the population standard deviation is not known

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