In June 2010, a random poll of 800 working men found that 9% had taken on a
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a) Estimate the true percentage of men that are taking on second jobs by constructing a 95% confidence interval.
b) A pundit on a TV news show claimed that only 6% of working men had a second job. Use your confidence interval to test whether his claim is plausible given the poll data.
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