A random sample of 950 adult television viewers showed that 48% planned to watch sporting event X. The margin of error is 4 percentage points with a 95% confidence level. Does the confidence interval support the claim that the majority of adult television viewers plan to watch sporting event X?
A)No; the confidence interval means that we are 95% confident that the population proportion of adult television viewers who plan to watch sporting event X is between 46% and 50%.
B)Yes; the confidence interval means that we are 95% confident that the population proportion of adult television viewers who plan to watch sporting event X is between 44% and 52%
Which includes 50%.
C)Yes; the confidence interval means that we are 95% confident that the population proportion of adult television viewers who plan to watch sporting event X is between 46% and 50%.
D)None of the statements are accurate.

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The Answer of A random sample of 950 adult television viewers showed that 48% planned to watch sporting event X. The margin of error is 4 percentage points with a 95% confidence level. Does the confidence interval support the claim that the majority of adult television viewers plan to watch sporting event X?
A)No; the confidence interval means that we are 95% confident that the population proportion of adult television viewers who plan to watch sporting event X is between 46% and 50%.
B)Yes; the confidence interval means that we are 95% confident that the population proportion of adult television viewers who plan to watch sporting event X is between 44% and 52%
Which includes 50%.
C)Yes; the confidence interval means that we are 95% confident that the population proportion of adult television viewers who plan to watch sporting event X is between 46% and 50%.
D)None of the statements are accurate.

A Random Sample of 950 Adult Television Viewers Showed That