In an online blog post the presidential approval ratings were posted. Approval Margin Month Rating of Error September 39% 3.5% October 42% 3% Farzad says that when you consider the confidence intervals for September and October, you cannot be certain the president's approval rating really did increase, is Farzad correct?

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In an online blog post the presidential
approval ratings were posted.
Approval
Margin
Month
Rating
of Error
September
39%
3.5%
October
42%
3%
Farzad says that when you consider the
confidence intervals for September and
October, you cannot be certain the president's
approval rating really did increase, is Farzad
correct?
Transcribed Image Text:In an online blog post the presidential approval ratings were posted. Approval Margin Month Rating of Error September 39% 3.5% October 42% 3% Farzad says that when you consider the confidence intervals for September and October, you cannot be certain the president's approval rating really did increase, is Farzad correct?
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Confidence interval: = (x-e) to (x+e)

where, x is the rate and e is the margin of error

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