Let p equal the proportion of Americans who favor the death penalty. If a random sample of n = 1234 Americans yielded y = 864 who favored the death penalty, find an approximate 95% confidence interval for p.
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First, we need to find the sample proportion, which is the number of people who favor the death penalty divided by the total number of people in the sample. In this case, it's $\frac{864}{1234}$. Show more…
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