Essentials of Statistics (5th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Estimates and Sample Sizes - 7-2 Estimating a Population Proportion - Page 331: 9

Answer

$0.12505\pm 0.06095.$

Work Step by Step

$\hat{p}$ is the sample average of the boundaries, hence:$\hat{p}=\frac{0.0641+0.186}{2}=0.12505.$ E is half of the confidence interval, hence:$E=\frac{0.186-0.0641}{2}=0.06095$, hence the confidence interval:$0.12505\pm 0.06095.$
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