A survey of needy and disabled youths showed that 49% of those who had no preschool education were arrested or charged with a crime by the time they were 19, whereas only 31% who had preschool education wound up in this category. The survey did not specify what percentage of the youths in the survey had preschool education, so let us take a guess at that and estimate that 18% of them had attended preschool. (Round all answers to the nearest 1%.) (a) What percentage of the youths arrested or charged with a crime had no preschool education? % (b) What would this figure be if 82% of the youths had attended preschool? %

In a Gallup poll of 1236 adult respondents, 6% said that bad luck follows breaking a mirror. That percentage has a margin of error of 1.5 percentage points. Why is it misleading to state that the percentage is 6% with a margin of error of 1.5%?

From the given scenario, define the population proportion. In 2019, a national survey organization asked the question "Do you go on more than two vacations per year?" to a random sample of 2,000 Americans. 580 responded "Yes", while the other 1,420 people responded "No".   Group of answer choices:   A) the proportions of the sampled Americans who go on more than two vacations per year   B) the proportion of all Americans who go on more than two vacations per year   C) the 1,420 people who responded "No"   D) the 2,000 Americans

A researcher wants to determine the percentage of American teenagers who send or receive text messages while doing homework. Which of the following techniques would likely be the MOST efficient way of obtaining an accurate estimate for this percentage? 1. Randomly select teenagers from the list of all teenage students in every state in America and mail surveys to those teens, asking them if they send or receive text messages while doing homework. 2. Send a survey to every teenager in America and ask them if they send or receive text messages while doing homework. 3. Randomly select teenagers from the list of all teenage students in one state and mail surveys to those teens, asking them if they send or receive text messages while doing homework.

b)     A certain pay television company wishes to estimate the proportion of its customers who would  purchase a pay television program guide. To do this, the company manager decides to select a random  sample of customers and note the number who would purchase a program guide. Suppose that experience in other areas suggests that about 13% of customers will purchase a program guide.   How many customers should the company manager include in his sample if he wishes to estimate the true proportion who will purchase the program guide correct to within 5% (0.05) with a confidence level of 95%?

A consumer group wanted to determine if there was a difference in customer perceptions about prices for a specific type of toy depending on where the toy was purchased.  In the local area there are three main retailers: W-Mart, Tag, and URToy.  For each retailer, the consumer group randomly selected 5 customers, and asked them to rate how expensive they thought the toy was on a 1-to-10 scale (1= not expensive, to 10 = very expensive). The toy was priced the same at all retail stores. 1. What kind of statistical test should be used to test the consumer group's research goal, assuming that the researcher wanted to use the 1-to-10 scale as a numerical interval measure? A. Repeated-measures t-test B. One-way Independent Measures ANOVA C. Repeated-measures ANOVA D. Independent-measures t-test   2. State the hypothesis that aims to test the consumer group’s research goal (i.e., what is H0 and HA).

In 1942, an organization surveyed 1100 adults and asked, "Are you a total abstainer from, or do you on occasion consume, alcoholic beverages?" Of the 1100 adults surveyed, 440 indicated that they were total abstainers. In a recent survey, the same question was asked of 1100 adults and 418 indicated that they were total abstainers. Complete parts (a) and (b) below. (a) Determine the sample proportion for each sample. and respectively. The proportions of the adults who took the 1942 survey and the recent survey who were total abstainers are (Round to three decimal places as needed.)

The state education commission wants to estimate the fraction of tenth grade students that have reading skills at or below the eighth grade level. Step 1 of 2:  Suppose a sample of 333 tenth graders is drawn. Of the students sampled, 260 read above the eighth grade level. Using the data, estimate the proportion of tenth graders reading at or below the eighth grade level. Enter your answer as a fraction or a decimal number rounded to three decimal places.   Step 2 of 2:  Suppose a sample of 333 tenth graders is drawn. Of the students sampled, 260 read above the eighth grade level. Using the data, construct the 80% confidence interval for the population proportion of tenth graders reading at or below the eighth grade level. Round your answers to three decimal places.

From the given scenario, define the population proportion. In 2019, a national survey organization asked the question "Do you go on more than two vacations per year?" to a random sample of 2,000 Americans. 580 responded "Yes", while the other 1,420 people responded "No".   Group of answer choices:   A) the proportions of the sampled Americans who go on more than two vacations per year   B) the proportion of all Americans who go on more than two vacations per year   C) the 1,420 people who responded "No"   D) the 2,000 Americans

Suppose a community college has 10,000 students (the population). We are interested in the average amount of money a part-time student spends on books in the fall term. Asking all 10,000 students is almost an impossible task. A sample is taken using a list of students who take photography classes, and each of these students is surveyed. Do you think that this sample is representative of the entire 10,000 student population? Why or why not?