A national polling agency conducted a survey based on a random sample of Americans. The poll finds that 26% of Americans approve of the job that the President is doing; the poll has a margin of error of 8% (assuming a 95% degree of confidence).   Step 2 of 3:  Based on the poll results, can the President's staff be confident that a majority of Americans approve of the job the President is doing?

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A national polling agency conducted a survey based on a random sample of Americans. The poll finds that 26% of Americans approve of the job that the President is doing; the poll has a margin of error of 8% (assuming a 95% degree of confidence).
 
Step 2 of 3: 
Based on the poll results, can the President's staff be confident that a majority of Americans approve of the job the President is doing?
 
 
 
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We have given that the poll finds that 26% of Americans approve of the job that the President is doing.

So, sample proportion p^ = 0.26

Margin of error E = 0.08

Confidence level = 95% = 0.05

We have to determine that a majority of Americans approve of the job the President is doing.

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