What was the approximate size of the sample

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Suppose that a survey reported that 55% of respondents favored gun control, with a margin of error of 6 3 percentage points.

a. What was the approximate size of the sample?

b. What is an approximate 95% confidence interval for the percentage of the corresponding population who favor gun control?

c. Based on the material in this chapter, write a statement interpreting the interval you found in part (b) that could be understood by someone with no training in statistics.

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