The American Bankers Association reported that, in a sample of 150 consumer purchases in France, 76...
The American Bankers Association reported that, in a sample of 150 consumer purchases in France, 76 were made with cash, compared with 19 in a sample of 40 consumer purchases in the United States.
Construct a 90 percent confidence interval for the difference in proportions. (Round your intermediate value and final answers to 4 decimal places.)
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