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n a random sample of 1000 homes in a certain city. it is found that 228 are heated by oil, Find the 97.5% confidence interval for the proportion of homes in this city that are heated by oil.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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