A specialized firm conducts a survey to estimate theproportion of Canadians in favor of reinstating thedeath penalty. By taking a sample of 800 Canadians,we find that 280 are in favor of reinstating thedeath penalty.a) Construct a confidence interval at the 90% confidence level to estimate the proportion of Canadians in favor of reinstating the death penalty.b) Construct a confidence interval at the 99% confidence level to estimate this same proportion.

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A specialized firm conducts a survey to estimate the
proportion of Canadians in favor of reinstating the
death penalty. By taking a sample of 800 Canadians,
we find that 280 are in favor of reinstating the
death penalty.
a) Construct a confidence interval at the 90% confidence level to estimate the proportion of Canadians in favor of reinstating the death penalty.
b) Construct a confidence interval at the 99% confidence level to estimate this same proportion.

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