A random sample of 783 voters was taken in a survey con-ducted by the Democratic party. Of those surveyed, 522 said they willvote for the Democratic candidate in the upcoming election. Con-struct 95%, and 99% confidence intervals for p, the proportion ofvoters in the population who plan to vote for the Democratic candi-date. Can you conclude that the candidate will, absolutely,win the election?Solution

HERE GIVEN, n= 783 x= 522 (no of people who plan to vote for the Democratic candidate ) p^ = 522783…

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