in a nationwide telephone poll of 1001 U.S. adults conducted for the freedom forum by the center for survey research and analysis at the university of Connecticut, 53% of those polled said that they think the press has too much freedom in the United States. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the percentage of people in the united states that believe the press has too much freedom.
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A Quinnipiac University poll conducted during the week of 2-2-2013 surveyed 1,230 registered voters nationwide and asked, "Do you support or oppose stricter gun laws in the United States?" 52% of respondents supported stricter gun laws. This poll had a margin of error of 3.3%. What is the confidence level that goes along with this poll (to 2 decimals)? The answer is not 98%, 98.98%, 99%, 99.01%
In a Time Magazine/Aspen poll of American adults conducted by the strategic research firm Penn Schoen Berland, these adults were asked, “In your opinion, what is more important for the U.S. to focus on in the next decade? Eighty-three percent of the adults polled said domestic issues. Assume that this percentage is true for the current population of American adults. Let ??? be the proportion in a random sample of 1000 American adults who hold the above opinion. Find the...
Confidence in banks: A news poll conducted in 2012 asked a random sample of 1358 adults in the United States how much confidence they had in banks and other financial institutions. A total of 149 adults said that they had a great deal of confidence. An economist claims that less than 13% of U.S. adults have a great deal of confidence in banks. Can you conclude that the economist's claim is true? Use both the a=0.10 and a = 0.01...
Sample, Population, Statistic, and Range of Values. For each study below, identify the sample used, the population from which it was selected, the sample statistic(s), and the values of the confidence interval likely to contain the true value of the population parameter(s). 1) “As many Americans prepare to celebrate Christmas, 72%say religion is important in their lives…. Although these findings, from a Dec. 3-12 Gallup poll, show that religion is still very important to a slim majority, they provide further...
1. In an August 2012 Gallup survey of 1,012 randomly selected U.S. adults (age 18 and over), 53% said that they were dissatisfied with the quality of education students receive in kindergarten through grade 12. The bootstrap distribution (based on 5,000 samples) is provided. a). Would it be appropriate to use the normal distribution to construct the confidence interval in this situation? Explain briefly. b). The standard error from the bootstrap distribution is SE = 0.016. Use the normal distribution...
I need help answering this question Confidence in banks: A news poll conducted in 2012 asked a random sample of 1268 adults in the United States how much confidence they had in banks and other financial institutions. A total of 144 adults said that they had a great deal of confidence. An economist claims that less than 11% of U.S. adults have a great deal of confidence in banks. Can you conclude that the economist's claim is true? Use both...
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Any reflection or opinion on these two essays? Should Marijuana be legal? 1 answer Within 200 words. 1. A Brief History of the Drug War Many currently illegal drugs, such as marijuana, opium, coca, and psychedelics have been used for thousands of years for both medical and spiritual purposes. The Early Stages of Drug Prohibition Why are some drugs legal and other drugs illegal today? It's not based on any scientific assessment of the relative risks of these drugs –...