Solution

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The central limit theorem gives
Write for the indicated standard normal quantile. Inverting the approximate pivot inequality and substituting gives the approximate confidence interval
Its coverage is approximately for large . The intersection respects the positive rate parameter; asymptotically the lower endpoint is positive. This is an asymptotic interval, not an exact finite-sample confidence interval.

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