The ACME computer company wanted to estimate the proportion of defective computers that are produced by a particular factory. From information collected at the factory, they generate a confidence interval of (.024, .066). a. Which interval was constructed, a proportion interval, a z-interval for means, or a t- interval for the mean? b. What is the margin of error and point estimate for the confidence interval?

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The ACME computer company wanted to estimate the proportion of defective computers
that are produced by a particular factory. From information collected at the factory, they
generate a confidence interval of (.024, .066).


a. Which interval was constructed, a proportion interval, a z-interval for means, or a t-
interval for the mean?
b. What is the margin of error and point estimate for the confidence interval?

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