The Vice-Chancellor of a university is concerned that illicit drug use on campus is higher than the 5% acceptable level. A random sample of 140 students revealed that 5 of them had used illicit drug during the last 12 months. Construct a 90% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students who use illicit drug. Should the Vice-Chancellor be concerned?

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2. The Vice-Chancellor of a university is concerned that illicit drug use on campus is higher than the 5% acceptable level. A random sample of 140 students revealed that 5 of them had used illicit drug during the last 12 months. Construct a 90% confidence interval to estimate the true proportion of students who use illicit drug. Should the Vice-Chancellor be concerned?
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