Question

Timelimit: 60 minutes. [x] A CBS News poll conducted June 10 and 11, 2006, among a nationwide random sample of 651 adults, asked those adults about their party affiliation (Democrat, Republican or none) and their opinion of how the US economy was changing ("getting better," "getting worse" or "about the same"). The results are shown in the table below. Republican Democrat none better same worse • 38 104 12 87 137 21 90 118 Express cach of your first five answers as a decimal and round to the nearest 0.001 (in other words, type 0.123. nof 12.3% or 0.123456). What fraction of survey respondents identified themselves as affiliated with neither party? What fraction of survey respondents thought the economy was getting worse? What fraction of those affiliated with neither party thought the economy was getting worse? Among survey respondents who thought the economy was getting worse, what fraction were affiliated with neither party? What fraction of survey respondents were affiliated with neither party who thought the economy was getting worse The three pie charts below show the opinions about the economy for each of party Democrats

Answer 1

104 Better Same Worse Total - 44| 186 12 87 137 90 118 229 281 299 651 Republican Democrat None Total 1371 2361

Total no. of respondents who are not affiliated to any party = 229

Total no. of respondents in sample = 651

Fraction of survey respondents identified themselves as affiliated with neither part = 229/651

Fraction of survey respondents identified themselves as affiliated with neither part = 0.352

Total no. of respondents who though economy was getting worse = 299

Total no. of respondents in sample = 651

Fraction of survey respondents who though economy was getting worse = 299/651

Fraction of survey respondents who though economy was getting worse = 0.459

No. of respondents who affiliated with neither party and who thought economy is getting worse = 118

Total no. of respondents affiliated with neither party = 229

Fraction of those affiliated with neither party thought economy is getting worse = 118/229

Fraction of those affiliated with neither party thought economy is getting worse = 0.515

No. of respondents who thought economy is getting worse and who affiliated with neither party = 118

Total no. of respondents who though economy was getting worse = 299

Fraction of those respondents who thought economy is getting worse affiliated to neither party = 118/299

Among those those respondents who thought economy is getting worse, fraction that were affiliated to neither party 0.395

No. of respondents who affiliated with neither party and who thought economy is getting worse = 118

Total no. of respondents in sample = 651

Fraction of survey respondents that were affiliated with neither party who thought economy is getting worse = 118/651

Fraction of survey respondents that were affiliated with neither party who thought economy is getting worse = 0.181