Find a point estimate of the proportion of applicants accepted into the chemistry program.  b)  Construct a 95% confidence interval for p, the true proportion of all applicants who want acceptance into the program.  c) Find a margin of error in estimating p by the sample proportion with 98% probability

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A college graduate school administrator is interested in knowing what proportion of applicants would like to be accepted into a particular chemistry program. Of a random sample of 75 applicants, 12 requested entry into the program. 

a) Find a point estimate of the proportion of applicants accepted into the chemistry program. 

b)  Construct a 95% confidence interval for p, the true proportion of all applicants who want acceptance into the program. 

c) Find a margin of error in estimating p by the sample proportion with 98% probability

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