wish to estimate what percent of adult residents in a certain county are parents. Out of 200 adult residents sampled, 156 had kids. Based on this, construct a 95% confidence interval for the proportion (pie symbol) of adult residents who

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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, 156 had kids. Based on this, construct a 95% confidence interval for the proportion (pie symbol) of adult residents who are parents in this county. 

provide the point estimate and the margin of error

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