Refer to the data set of 2020 randomly selected presidents given below. Treat the data as a sample and find the proportion of presidents who were taller than their opponents. Use that result to construct a​ 95% confidence interval estimate of the population percentage. Based on the​ result, does it appear that greater height is an advantage for presidential​ candidates? Why or why​ not? PRESIDENT; HEIGHT ; HEIGHT OPP Hayes 173 178 Van Buren 168 180 F. Roosevelt 188 182 Nixon 182 180 Reagan 185 177 Cleveland 180 180 G. H. W. Bush 188 173 Hoover 182 180 Harrison 168 180 Eisenhower 179 178 Jefferson 189 170 Lincoln 193 188 Pierce 178 196 Polk 173 185 McKinley 170 178 Johnson 192 180 Taylor 173 174 Coolidge 178 180 T. Roosevelt 178 175 J. Kennedy 183 182

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Refer to the data set of 2020 randomly selected presidents given below. Treat the data as a sample and find the proportion of presidents who were taller than their opponents. Use that result to construct a​ 95% confidence interval estimate of the population percentage. Based on the​ result, does it appear that greater height is an advantage for presidential​ candidates? Why or why​ not?
PRESIDENT; HEIGHT ; HEIGHT OPP
Hayes 173 178
Van Buren 168 180
F. Roosevelt 188 182
Nixon 182 180
Reagan 185 177
Cleveland 180 180
G. H. W. Bush 188 173
Hoover 182 180
Harrison 168 180
Eisenhower 179 178
Jefferson 189 170
Lincoln 193 188
Pierce 178 196
Polk 173 185
McKinley 170 178
Johnson 192 180
Taylor 173 174
Coolidge 178 180
T. Roosevelt 178 175
J. Kennedy 183 182

 

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