By law, all new cars must have airbags on both the driver's side and the passenger's side. There is concern, however, as to whether airbags pose a hazard to children seated on the passenger side. In a study of 55 people killed by the explosive force of air bags, 35 were children seated on the passenger side. Let p be the actual proportion of fatal motor vehicle crashes involving children seated on the passenger side. Construct a 99% confidence interval for p. a. [0.509;0.763] b. [0.197; 1.531] c. [0.991; 1.034] d. [0.469; 0.803] e. [0.981;1.019]

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By law, all new cars must have airbags on both the driver's side and the passenger's side. There is concern, however, as to whether airbags pose a hazard to children seated on the passenger side. In a study of 55 people killed by the explosive force of air bags, 35 were children seated on the passenger side. Let p be the actual proportion of fatal motor vehicle crashes involving children seated on the passenger side. Construct a 99% confidence interval for p.

a. [0.509;0.763]
b. [0.197; 1.531]
c. [0.991; 1.034]
d. [0.469; 0.803]
e. [0.981;1.019]

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