A conservative television station wanted to determine the proportion of voters in its city who support a Democratic candidate for mayor. The station invited its viewers to call one phone number if they supported the candidate and another phone number if they did not support that candidate. They received 1248 calls, 216 of which supported the candidate. (Note that Democrats are generally considered more liberal, while Republicans are generally considered more conservative.) Part A: What proportion of the sample supported the Democratic candidate? Record your response as a percentage, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percentage point. Part B Was the proportion that you found in Part C likely too low or too high, compared to the general population of voters?
A conservative television station wanted to determine the proportion of voters in its city who support a Democratic candidate for mayor. The station invited its viewers to call one phone number if they supported the candidate and another phone number if they did not support that candidate. They received 1248 calls, 216 of which supported the candidate. (Note that Democrats are generally considered more liberal, while Republicans are generally considered more conservative.)
Part A: What proportion of the sample supported the Democratic candidate? Record your response as a percentage, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percentage point.
Part B Was the proportion that you found in Part C likely too low or too high, compared to the general population of voters?
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