A national survey of

1000

adult citizens of a nation found that

17%

dreaded Valentine's Day. The margin of error for the survey was

8.5

percentage points with

85%

confidence. Explain what this means.

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Part 1

Which statement below is the best explanation?

A.

There is

85%

confidence that

17%

of the adult citizens of the nation dreaded Valentine's Day.

B.

In

85%

of samples of adult citizens of the nation, the proportion that dreaded Valentine's Day is between

0.085

and

0.255.

C.

There is

85%

confidence that the proportion of the adult citizens of the nation that dreaded Valentine's Day is between

0.085

and

0.255.

D.

There is

76.5%

to

93.5%

confidence that

17%

of the adult citizens of the nation dreaded Valentine's Day.