Elementary Statistics (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321836960
ISBN 13: 978-0-32183-696-0

Chapter 7 - Estimates and Sample Sizes - 7-2 Estimating a Population Proportion - Basic Skills and Concepts - Page 340: 25

Answer

0.0168 < p < 0.143 No, the confidence interval limits contain the value of 0.13, so the claimed rate of 13% could be the true percentage for the population of brown M&Ms.

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0.0168 < p < 0.143 No, the confidence interval limits contain the value of 0.13, so the claimed rate of 13% could be the true percentage for the population of brown M&Ms.
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