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Author: Richard D. De Veaux
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Chapter 16, Problem 32E
Teachers A 2011 Gallup poll found that 76% of Americans believe that high achieving high school students should be recruited to become teachers. This poll was based on a random sample of 1002 Americans.
- a) Find a 90% confidence interval for the proportion of Americans who would agree with this.
- b) Interpret your interval in this context.
- c) Explain what “90% confidence” means.
- d) Do these data refute a pundit’s claim that 2/3 of Americans believe this statement? Explain.
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