Wildlife biologists inspect 139 deer taken by hunters and find 29 of them carrying ticks that test positive for Lyme disease. Create a​ 90% confidence interval for the percentage of deer that may carry such ticks.   b) if the scientists want to cut the margin error in half, how many deer must they inspect?    c) what concerns do you have about this sample?

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Wildlife biologists inspect 139 deer taken by hunters and find 29 of them carrying ticks that test positive for Lyme disease.

Create a​ 90% confidence interval for the percentage of deer that may carry such ticks.

 

b) if the scientists want to cut the margin error in half, how many deer must they inspect? 

 

c) what concerns do you have about this sample? 

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