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Example. In a survey of 500 men in a factory, 125 said that they smoked. The estimate proportion of smokers was: 12/500 =0.25 (25%). The standard error from the proportion of smokers was: SE(p)=√0.25(1-0.25)/500=0.019
95% confidence interval for a proportion is given by: 0.25±1.96 x 0.019 =0.21 a 0.29