Concept explainers
(a)
To explain would you always get
(a)
Answer to Problem 4RE
No, we would not always get
Explanation of Solution
It is given in the question that the official result of the election showed that Bush received
(b)
To explain your sample proportion for voters for Bush should be between what two numbers.
(b)
Answer to Problem 4RE
The sample proportion for voters for Bush should be between
Explanation of Solution
It is given in the question that the official result of the election showed that Bush received
The mean of the sampling distribution of the sample proportion is p , while the standard deviation is
Thus, the
Thus, the sample proportion for voters for Bush should be between
(c)
To explain your sample proportion for voters for Nader should be between what two numbers.
(c)
Answer to Problem 4RE
The sample proportion for voters for Nader cannot be calculated.
Explanation of Solution
It is given in the question that the official result of the election showed that Bush received
The mean of the sampling distribution of the sample proportion is p , while the standard deviation is
(d)
To explain why would you expect the sample proportion of Nader votes to vary more, less or about the same as the sample proportion of Bush votes.
(d)
Answer to Problem 4RE
We would expect the sample proportion of Nader votes to vary less as the sample proportion of Bush votes.
Explanation of Solution
It is given in the question that the official result of the election showed that Bush received
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