Con?dence interval for the proportion of support

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An opinion poll conducted in March of 1996 by a newspaper (Tampa Tribune) among eligible voters with a sample size 425 showed that the president, who was seeking reelection, had 45% support. Give a 95% and a 98% con?dence interval for the proportion of support for the president.

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