
Introductory Statistics (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321978271
Author: Robert Gould, Colleen N. Ryan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 79CRE
Margin of Error A poll on a proposition showed that we are 95% confident that the population proportion of voters supporting it is between 40% and 48%. Find the margin of error.
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