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A random sample of 150 preschool children in Hillsborough county revealed that only 60 had been...

A random sample of 150 preschool children in Hillsborough county revealed that only 60 had been vaccinated. Provide an approximate 90% confidence interval for the proportion vaccinated in that county.

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(0.3946, 0.4054)

(0.36, 0.44)

(0.397, 0.403)

(0.334, 0.466)

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An approximate 90% confidence interval for the proportion vaccinated in that county is (0.334, 0.466)

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