Question: Misleading Survey Responses In a survey of 1002 people, 701 said that they voted in a recent presidential election (based on data from ICR Research

Misleading Survey Responses In a survey of 1002 people, 701 said that they voted in a recent presidential election (based on data from ICR Research Group). Voting records show that 61% of eligible voters actually did vote.

a. Find a 99% confidence interval estimate of the proportion of people who say that they voted.

b. Are the survey results consistent with the actual voter turnout of 61%? Why or why not?

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