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In a survey of 1010 ​adults, a polling agency​ asked, "When you​ retire, do you think...

In a survey of 1010 ​adults, a polling agency​ asked, "When you​ retire, do you think you will have enough money to live comfortably or not. Of the 1010 ​surveyed,

532 stated that they were worried about having enough money to live comfortably in retirement. Construct a 99​% confidence interval for the proportion of adults who are worried about having enough money to live comfortably in retirement.

Select the correct choice below and fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice.

​(Use ascending order. Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)

A.There is a 99​% probability that the true proportion of worried adults is between ____ and ____.

B.There is 99​% confidence that the true proportion of worried adults is between ____and____.

C. 99​% of the population lies in the interval between ____and____.

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