The American Heart Association is about to conduct an anti-smoking campaign and wants to know the fraction of Americans over 35 who smoke. Step 2 of 2 :   Suppose a sample of 1089 Americans over 35 is drawn. Of these people, 359 smoke. Using the data, construct the 85% confidence interval for the population proportion of Americans over 35 who smoke. Round your answers to three decimal places.

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The American Heart Association is about to conduct an anti-smoking campaign and wants to know the fraction of Americans over 35 who smoke.

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Suppose a sample of 1089 Americans over 35 is drawn. Of these people, 359 smoke. Using the data, construct the 85% confidence interval for the population proportion of Americans over 35 who smoke. Round your answers to three decimal places.

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