Suppose a 90 percent confidence interval to estimate a population proportion was calculated from a sample proportion of 18 percent and a margin of error of 4 percent. What is the width of the confidence interval?

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A) 2 percent
B) 4 percent
c) 8 percent
D) 16 percent
E) 36 percent
Transcribed Image Text:A) 2 percent B) 4 percent c) 8 percent D) 16 percent E) 36 percent
Suppose a 90 percent confidence interval to estimate a population proportion was calculated from a sample
proportion of 18 percent and a margin of error of 4 percent. What is the width of the confidence interval?
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose a 90 percent confidence interval to estimate a population proportion was calculated from a sample proportion of 18 percent and a margin of error of 4 percent. What is the width of the confidence interval?
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