A sociologists studying the prevalence of crime in one major city. In a sample of 150 randomly selected residents, 45 says they have been victimized by a criminal. Based on the sample, construct a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of all residents in the city who have been victimized by a criminal.

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A sociologists studying the prevalence of crime in one major city. In a sample of 150 randomly selected residents, 45 says they have been victimized by a criminal. Based on the sample, construct a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of all residents in the city who have been victimized by a criminal. Then find the lower limit in the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval. Carrier intermediate Computations so at least three decimal places. Round your answer to two 

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