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A substantial part of the U.S. population is “technologically illiterate,” according to ex...

A substantial part of the U.S. population is “technologically illiterate,” according to experts at a National Technological Literacy Conference organized by the National Science Foundation and Pennsylvania State University. At this conference, the results of a national survey of 2,000 adults showed that:

• 70% do not understand radiation.

• 40% think space-rocket launchings change the weather and that some unidentified flying objects are actually visitors from other planets.

• More than 80% do not understand how telephones work.

• 75% do not have a clear understanding of what computer software is.

• 72% do not understand the gross national product.

a. How might you display these data in a graph or table? Construct the display.


b. Many newspaper articles reporting the results of a survey give conclusions without sufficient details about the study for the reader to assess the data and reach a separate conclusion. What details are missing here but needed for you to reach your own conclusion?

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