A researcher takes a sample of 600 people and finds that 128 of them are paid the minimum wage. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of Seattle residents who earn the minimum wage. Then write a sentence explaining the Cl you found in the context of this researcher's findings.

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A researcher takes a sample of 600 people and finds that 128 of them are paid
the minimum wage. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of
Seattle residents who earn the minimum wage. Then write a sentence
explaining the Cl you found in the context of this researcher's findings.
Transcribed Image Text:A researcher takes a sample of 600 people and finds that 128 of them are paid the minimum wage. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of Seattle residents who earn the minimum wage. Then write a sentence explaining the Cl you found in the context of this researcher's findings.
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