document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=484510>Question 484510</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello! Can someone help me with the problem below. not sure if my answers are correct:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assume that you have surveyed 1068 randomly selected adult Americans and 279 have indicated that they would vote for Andrew Mason if he were to run for Congress. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the percentage of voters who would vote for Mason. State the margin of error.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After computing, my margin of error is = .0263 and my CI is = .2349 < P < .2875  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "is this correct? Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "phat = 279/1068 = 0.2612<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ME = 1.96*sqrt[0.26*0.74/1068] = 0.0263<BR>\n" );
document.write( "95% CI : 0.2612-0.0263 < p < 0.2612+0.0263<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After computing, my margin of error is = .0263 and my CI is = .2349 < P < .2875 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "is this correct?.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are correct.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.  </SPAN>\n" );
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