A Poll Asks 312 Randomly Selected Students Whether They Prefer $\hat { p }$

question 28

Short Answer

A poll asks 312 randomly selected students whether they prefer the new beaver mascot or the old moose mascot. It turns out that the sample proportion $\hat { p }$ for those preferring the moose is 0.54. What is the margin of error for a 95% confidence interval?

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