Calculate 95% confidence intervals for the proportion of dwellings in this city that use oil for heating purposes. this city that use oil for the purpose mentioned. Write the interpretation in the context of the case

Calculate 95% confidence intervals for the proportion of dwellings in this city that use oil for heating purposes. this city that use oil for the purpose mentioned. Write the interpretation in the context of the case

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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In a random sample of 1000 dwellings in a certain city it is found that 228 use oil as heating fuel.
as heating fuel. Calculate 95% confidence intervals for the proportion of dwellings in this city that use oil for heating purposes. this city that use oil for the purpose mentioned. Write the interpretation in the context of the case.

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