Use the sample data to construct a 99% confidence interval estimate of the percentage of girls born. Based on the result, does the method appear to be effective? __ < p < ___

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A clinical trial tests a method designed to increase the probability of conceiving a girl. In the study 300 babies were born and 270 of them were girls. Use the sample data to construct a 99% confidence interval estimate of the percentage of girls born. Based on the result, does the method appear to be effective?

__ < p < ___ 

(round to three decimal places as needed.)

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