A sample of 900 college freshmen were randomly selected for a national survey. Among the survey participants, 372 students were pursuing liberal arts degrees. The sample proportion is 0.413. What is the margin of error for a 90% confidence interval for this sample? What is the lower endpoint for the 90% confidence interval?
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