We wish to estimate what percent of adult residents in a certain county are parents. Out of 200 adult residents sampled, 28 had kids. Based on this, construct a 90% confidence interval for the proportion p of adult residents who are parents in this county. Express your answer in tri-inequality form. Give your answers as decimals, to three places. < p < Express the same answer using the point estimate and margin of error. Give your answers as decimals, to three places. p = ±±   *Note the last part left two spaces but didn't copy well.

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We wish to estimate what percent of adult residents in a certain county are parents. Out of 200 adult residents sampled, 28 had kids. Based on this, construct a 90% confidence interval for the proportion p of adult residents who are parents in this county.

Express your answer in tri-inequality form. Give your answers as decimals, to three places.

< p < Express the same answer using the point estimate and margin of error. Give your answers as decimals, to three places.

p = ±±

 

*Note the last part left two spaces but didn't copy well. 

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