Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics
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Author: Lind
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Chapter 9, Problem 17E
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Find the value of the population proportion of people who prefers the comedy show.
b.
To determine
Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population proportion of people who prefers the comedy show.
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To determine
Interpret the result.
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