adults in a recent​ year, 742 made a New​ Year's resolution to eat healthier.   Construct​ 90% and​ 95% confidence intervals for the population proportion. Interpret the results and compare the widths of the confidence interva

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In a survey of 2104 adults in a recent​ year, 742 made a New​ Year's resolution to eat healthier.

 
Construct​ 90% and​ 95% confidence intervals for the population proportion. Interpret the results and compare the widths of the confidence intervals.
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The value of z at a 90% confidence level is 1.645, which can be found by using the standard normal table.

The sample proportion is computed as follows:

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 The 90% confidence interval is computed as shown below:

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Therefore, we are confident that the true population proportion is contained by the interval .

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