From a survey of 400 new Wawasan Open University students chosen at random, it was discovered that 240 students have been to the library every day. Using this data, construct (a) 95% confidence interval (b) 99% confidence interval for the proportion of students who use the library every day

From a survey of 400 new Wawasan Open University students chosen at random, it was discovered that 240 students have been to the library every day. Using this data, construct (a) 95% confidence interval (b) 99% confidence interval for the proportion of students who use the library every day

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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From a survey of 400 new Wawasan Open University students chosen at random, it was discovered
that 240 students have been to the library every day. Using this data, construct
(a) 95% confidence interval
(b) 99% confidence interval
for the proportion of students who use the library every day

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