Question HeipPeople were surveyed worldwide, being asked the question "How important is acquiring wealth to you?" Of 1516 respondents in country A, 1164 said that it was of more than average importance. In country B, of 1325 respondents, 610 said it was of more thanaverage importance.a) What proportion thought acquiring wealth was of more than average importanceb) Create a 99% confidence interval for the percentage of people who thought it was of more than average importance in country A. (Be sure to test conditions.) Compare that to a confidence interval for the country B population.each country's sample?a) The sample proportions are 0.768 for country A and 0.460 for country B.(Round to three decimal places as needed.)b) What is the confidence interval for country A? Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer boxes within your choice.O A. The 99% confidence interval for country A is ((76.8 %, 46.0 %)(Round to one decimal place as needed.)O B. The conditions for constructing a confidence interval are not satisfied.Click to select and enter your answer(s) and then click Check Answer.Final CheckClear AllpartremainingW14F9FI0FBF7*&%8.%24

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People were surveyed worldwide, being asked the question "How important is acquiring wealth to you? Of 1516 respondents in country A, 1164 said that it was of more than average importance. In country B, of 1325 respondents, 610 said it was of more than average importance. a) What proportion thought acquiring wealth was of more than average importance in each country's sample? b) Create a 99% confidence interval for the percentage of people who thought it was of more than average importance in country A. (Be sure to test conditions.) Compare that to a confidence interval for the country B population. a) The sample proportions are 0.768 for country A and 0.460 for country B. (Round to three decimal places as needed.) b) What is the confidence interval for country A? Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer boxes within your choice. O A. The 99% confidence interval for country A is (I76.8%,46.0%) (Round to one decimal place as needed.) O B. The conditions for constructing a confidence interval are not satisfied.

People were surveyed worldwide, being asked the question "How important is acquiring wealth to you? Of 1516 respondents in country A, 1164 said that it was of more than average importance. In country B, of 1325 respondents, 610 said it was of more than average importance. a) What proportion thought acquiring wealth was of more than average importance in each country's sample? b) Create a 99% confidence interval for the percentage of people who thought it was of more than average importance in country A. (Be sure to test conditions.) Compare that to a confidence interval for the country B population. a) The sample proportions are 0.768 for country A and 0.460 for country B. (Round to three decimal places as needed.) b) What is the confidence interval for country A? Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer boxes within your choice. O A. The 99% confidence interval for country A is (I76.8%,46.0%) (Round to one decimal place as needed.) O B. The conditions for constructing a confidence interval are not satisfied.

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