A random sample of 500 registered voters from one state was obtained. The party affiliation and sex of each voter was recorded and is listed in the following table. (Follow standard statistical rounding rules for all computations.) a) A journalist who writes for a statewide newspaper wants to construct a confidence interval for the true proportion of registered voters that are affiliated with Party X. Verify that all requirements for constructing such a confidence interval are met.

b) Construct a 99% confidence interval for the true proportion of registered voters that are affiliated with Party X. Show all work. (Hint: the critical value, the margin of error, p, q, the computation, etc.)

c) The Governor of the state believes that a majority of all registered voters in the state are affiliated with Party X because the confidence interval includes values greater than 50% Does the data in the table support the Governor’s belief? Justify your answer.