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Confidence interval estimation of population proportion.

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A roper starch survey asked employees ages 18 to 29 whether they would prefer better health insurance or a raise salary (USA Today, September 5, 200). Answer the following questions assuming 340 of 500 employees said they would prefer better health insurance over a raise.

a) What is the point estimate of the proportion of employees ages 18 to 29 who would prefer better health insurance?
b) What is the 95% confidence interval estimate of the population proportion?

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