Construct a 95% confidence interval for the true proportion of all employees of Handy Glass Pty who are members of the company’s medical aid scheme, given that 75 out of a sample of 135 employees are members of the company’s medical aid scheme.

Construct a 95% confidence interval for the true proportion of all employees of Handy Glass Pty who are members of the company’s medical aid scheme, given that 75 out of a sample of 135 employees are members of the company’s medical aid scheme.

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