The Centers for Disease Control reported the percentage of people 18 years of age and older who smoke (CDC website, December 14, 2014). Suppose that a study designed to collect new data on smokers and nonsmokers uses a preliminary estimate of the proportion who smoke of .35 :
A sample of 2185 is taken with a margin of error of .02 by using 95% confidence. The sample size recommendation of 2185 finds 520 smokers. A point estimate of the proportion of smokers is 0.2380
What is the 95% confidence interval for the proportion of smokers in the population (use 4 decimals)?
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