n 2005, Health Canada claimed that 16.3% of Canadian adults are obese. A researcher wanted to check whether this percentage has increased in 2009. He randomly selected 205 Canadian adults and found 36 of them are obese. Write down lower value for 97% confidence interval for percentage of Canadian adults with obesity. Example, if the CI is (1.2,1.8), then the lower value of this CI is 1.2. Give your answer to 3 decimal places.

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In 2005, Health Canada claimed that 16.3% of Canadian adults are obese. A researcher wanted to check whether this percentage has increased in 2009. He randomly selected 205 Canadian adults and found 36 of them are obese. Write down lower value for 97% confidence interval for percentage of Canadian adults with obesity. Example, if the CI is (1.2,1.8), then the lower value of this CI is 1.2. Give your answer to 3 decimal places.

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