A survey was given to a random sample of 1750 residents of a town to determine whether they support a new plan to raise taxes in order to increase education spending. Of those surveyed, 1015 respondents said they were in favor of the plan. Determine a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of people who favor the tax plan, rounding values to the nearest thousandth.

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A survey was given to a random sample of 1750 residents of a town to determine whether they support a new plan to raise taxes in order to increase education spending. Of those surveyed, 1015 respondents said they were in favor of the plan. Determine a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of people who favor the tax plan, rounding values to the nearest thousandth.

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