Determining close approximation

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A reporter took a simple random sample of 725 voters in a region that has a population of 12,457. He recorded that 338 of the persons polled favored Issue 1 on the ballot. Construct a 95% confidence interval for the proportion that favor the issue and then discuss what the reporter can and cannot say in his report. If you were the editor of a newspaper reporting on the results, what questions would you have of the reporter before you printed his story?

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