A 2017 Gallup poll found that 601 out of 1018 randomly selected adults in the United States said protection of the environment should be given priority over development of U.S. energy supplies such as coal, oil, and gas. Assuming the conditions for using the CLT were met, use the TI calculator output provided to answer the following.

a. Report a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion. Write a sentence that explains what this interval means.

b. Based on this interval, do you believe a majority of people in the United States believe protection of the environment should be given priority over development of U.S. energy supplies? Explain your reasoning.

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NORMAL FLORT AUTO REAL RADIAN MP 1-PropZInt (0.56016,0.62058) p=0.5903732809 n=1018