Question 8.335

9. Independence for Quebec? A poll conducted by the newspaper La Presse reported that 340 of 1000 randomly chosen Quebec adults surveyed would vote “Yes” in a referendum for independence from Canada.

  1. If appropriate, find the margin of error for confidence level 99%. What does this number mean?
  2. If appropriate, find a 99% confidence interval for the population proportion of all Quebec residents who favor independence for the province of Quebec.