SOLUTION: In a recent poll by a well known polling organization, 1048 Americans were surveyed and 42% indicated that they were worse off financially in 2013 than a year earlier. Which one of

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Question 929519: In a recent poll by a well known polling organization, 1048 Americans were surveyed and 42% indicated that they were worse off financially in 2013 than a year earlier. Which one of the following represents a 95% confidence interval for the percentage of all Americans who feel they were worse off financially in 2013 than a year earlier?





A .42 ± 1.96(.0154)

B .42 ± 1.645(.0154)

C .42 ± 1.96(.0152)

D .42 ± 1.645(.0152)

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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95% confidence interval
ME =+1.96%2Asqrt%28.42%2A.58%2F1048%29+=+1.96%2A.0152
CI: .42 ± 1.96(.0152)