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Two​ researchers, Jaime and​ Mariya, are each constructing confidence intervals for the proportion of a population who is​ left-handed. They find the point estimate is 0.27. Each independently constructed a confidence interval based on the point​ estimate, but​ Jaime's interval has a lower bound of 0.242 and an upper bound of 0.298​, while​ Mariya's interval has a lower bound of 0.188 and an upper bound of 0.286. Which interval is​ wrong? Why?

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Mariya​'s interval is wrong because it is not centered on the point estimate

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