A 95% confidence interval for p, the proportion of all shoppers at a large grocery store who purchase cookies, was found to be (0. 236, 0. 282). Which of the following is a correct statement?
(a) About 95% of the shoppers have between a 23. 6% and a 28. 2% chance of purchasing cookies.
(b) There is a 95% probability that the sample proportion lies between 0. 236 and 0. 282.
(c) If a second sample was taken, there is a 95% chance that its confidence interval would contain 0. 25.
(d) This confidence interval indicates that more than 25% of shoppers buy cookies.
(e) We are reasonably certain the true proportion of shoppers who purchase cookies is between 24% and 28%.

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