Homework Help: Statistics

Posted by Mary on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 4:58pm.

In a poll of 1,000 adults, 57% believed that there was too much inappropriate content on TV. A 95% confidence interval for the proportion is given as 0.54 to 0.60. What is the margin of error of this poll?

A. 0.54
B. 0.015
C 0.03
D. 0.57

Statistics - MathGuru, Friday, May 18, 2012 at 7:35pm
.57 - .03 = .54
.57 + .03 = .60

Selection is C.

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