MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
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ISBN: 9781119256830
Author: Amos Gilat
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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40. A survey was conducted to determine the percentage of high school students who planned to go
to college. The results were stated as 82% with a margin of error of ± 5%. What is meant by ±
5%?
a. Five percent of the population was not surveyed.
b. In the sample, the percentage of students who plan to go to college was between 77% and
87%.
c. The percentage of the entire population of students who plan to go to college is between
77%and 87%.
d. It is unlikely that the given sample proportion result would be obtained unless the true
percentage was between 77% and 87%
e. Between 77% and 87% of the population were surveyed.
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Transcribed Image Text:40. A survey was conducted to determine the percentage of high school students who planned to go to college. The results were stated as 82% with a margin of error of ± 5%. What is meant by ± 5%? a. Five percent of the population was not surveyed. b. In the sample, the percentage of students who plan to go to college was between 77% and 87%. c. The percentage of the entire population of students who plan to go to college is between 77%and 87%. d. It is unlikely that the given sample proportion result would be obtained unless the true percentage was between 77% and 87% e. Between 77% and 87% of the population were surveyed.
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