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30 April, 17:46

Explain the meaning of a poll that says 44% of Americans approve of the president's policies, with a margin of error of 2% and confidence level of 90%. In % of such polls, the reported approval of the president's policies will be between % (smaller value) and % (larger value).

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  1. 30 April, 19:03
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    We are 90% sure that the true proportion of Americans who approve the ppresident's policies is in the interval from 42% to 46%.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    A confidence interval of a proportion p% at the x% level with m% margin of error means that:

    We are x% sure that the true mean of the population is in the interval from (p-x) % to (p+x) %.

    In this problem, we have that

    90% confidence level

    44% with a margin of error of 2%

    So:

    We are 90% sure that the true proportion of Americans who approve the ppresident's policies is in the interval from 42% to 46%.
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