During a recent drought, a water utility in a certain town sampled 100 residential water bills and found that 79 of the residences had reduced their water consumption over that of the previous year. Find a 99% confidence interval for the proportion of residences that reduced their water consumption. Round the answers to three decimal places. The 99% confidence interval is

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During a recent drought, a water utility in a certain town sampled 100 residential water bills and found that 79 of the
residences had reduced their water consumption over that of the previous year.
Find a 99% confidence interval for the proportion of residences that reduced their water consumption. Round the answers to three
decimal places.
The 99% confidence interval is
Transcribed Image Text:During a recent drought, a water utility in a certain town sampled 100 residential water bills and found that 79 of the residences had reduced their water consumption over that of the previous year. Find a 99% confidence interval for the proportion of residences that reduced their water consumption. Round the answers to three decimal places. The 99% confidence interval is
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