Confidence interval for the proportion of all men

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Question: The body mass index (BMI) was measured in 1,200 randomly selected adults, with the results shown in the table.

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a. Give a point estimate for the proportion of all men whose BMI is over 25.

b. Assuming the sample is sufficiently large, construct a 99% confidence interval for the proportion of all men whose BMI is over 25.

c. Give a point estimate for the proportion of all adults, regardless of gender, whose BMI is over 25.

d. Assuming the sample is sufficiently large, construct a 99% confidence interval for the proportion of all adults, regardless of gender, whose BMI is over 25.

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