A random sample of 300 students is selected from a large university. Of the 300 students, 180 said that they prefer to study at the library. Which of the following is a 98% confidence interval for the proportion of all students at the university who prefer to study at the library?

A random sample of 300 students is selected from a large university. Of the 300 students, 180 said that they prefer to study at the library. Which of the following is a 98% confidence interval for the proportion of all students at the university who prefer to study at the library?

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A random sample of 300 students is selected from a large university. Of the 300 students, 180 said that they prefer
to study at the library. Which of the following is a 98% confidence interval for the proportion of all students at the
university who prefer to study at the library?
(0.4)(0.6)
0.4 ± 2.33
300
а.
(0.4)(0.6)
0.4 + 1.96-
300
b.
(0.6)(0.4)
0.6 ± 1.96.
300
C.
'(0.6)(0.4)
0.6 ± 2.051/
300
d.
(0.6)(0.4)
0.6 ± 2.331
300
e.

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