The Internal Revenue Service wants to sample 1000 tax returns that were submitted last year to determine the percentage of returns that had a refund. Describe a sampling method that would be appropriate in this situation. Explain your reasoning

The state education commission wants to estimate the fraction of tenth grade students that have reading skills at or below the eighth grade level.  Suppose a sample of 2552 tenth graders is drawn. Of the students sampled, 2119 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.

Please help explaining how to answer so I can study for my test. The Farm Program for the Montana State Department of Agriculture needs to choose a sample of farms in order to collect information about land utilization. Montana has 56 counties and the 26,800 farms across the state are currently categorized by county. The program would like to select a random sample of at least 112 farms and record the total acreage and the acreage used for pasture and range for each farm in the sample. Two plans have been proposed: Plan A: The program will randomly select 10 counties from the 56 counties. All farms within the 10 selected counties will be visited by a surveyor who will calculate the total acreage and acreage used for pasture and range. Plan B: The program will randomly select 2 farms from each county. All 112 selected farms will be visited by a surveyor who will calculate the total acreage and acreage used for pasture and range. Which of the following best describes the…

86% of Boston residents think chemistry is awesome. How many Boston residents would need to be sampled to find 1450 people who think chemistry is awesome?

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What does the margin of error for the estimate of a population proportion tell you?

A quality-conscious disk manufacturer wishes to know the fraction of disks his company makes which are defective. Step 1 of 2: Suppose a sample of 1875 floppy disks is drawn. Of these disks, 1594 were not defective. Using the data, estimate the proportion of disks which are defective. Enter your answer as a fraction or a decimal number rounded to three decimal places. Answer How to enter your answer (opens in new window) Tables Keypad

A survey about timekeeping might divide the population by time zone, then take 100 random samples per zone. Identify which type of sampling is used and why.

The Bangor Humane Society tracks cat adoptions closely. They sample 54 people who looked at cats this month and find that 36 of them adopted cats. What is the sample proportion (p-bar)? Round your answer to 2 decimal places.

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 281 tenth graders is drawn. Of the students sampled, 56 read at or below 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.