Discuss about a majority favor the death penalty

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In November 2011, a Pew Poll showed that 1241 out of 2001 randomly polled people in the United States favor the death penalty for those convicted of murder. Assuming the conditions for using the CLT were met, answer these questions.

Sample =1

X=1241

N=2001

Sample p=0.620190

95% CI=(0.598925,0.641455)

a. Using the Minitab output given, write out the following sentence, filling in the blanks.

I am 95% confident that the population proportion favoring the death penalty is between _______ and _______. Report each number correct to three decimal places.

b. Is it plausible to claim that a majority favor the death penalty? Explain.

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