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Find the 95% confidence interval for the following study.

A survey of 2040 adults found that ​84% of those surveyed support background checks for private and gun show sales.
Margin of error: 2.2%

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Final answer:

The 95% confidence interval is (0.818, 0.862).

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the 95% confidence interval for the proportion of adults that support background checks for private and gun show sales, we use the provided survey result where 84% of the 2040 surveyed support these checks, with a margin of error of 2.2%.

The confidence interval is calculated by taking the sample proportion and adding and subtracting the margin of error.

Therefore, the confidence interval is:

(0.84 - 0.022, 0.84 + 0.022)

= (0.818, 0.862)

Interpreting this result means that we are 95% confident that the true proportion of all adults who support background checks for private and gun show sales lies between 81.8% and 86.2%.

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