When asked “What do you think is more important to protect the right of Americans to own guns or to control gun ownership?” 46% of all Americans said protecting the right to own guns is more important. 1267 randomly selected American were surveyed with at least a BS degree and it was found that 559 of them believed that protecting the right to own guns is more important. Does this result suggest the proportion of Americans with at least a BS degree feel differently than the general American population when it comes to gun control? Use the α = 0.1 level of significance.

When asked “What do you think is more important to protect the right of Americans to own guns or to control gun ownership?” 46% of all Americans said protecting the right to own guns is more important. 1267 randomly selected American were surveyed with at least a BS degree and it was found that 559 of them believed that protecting the right to own guns is more important. Does this result suggest the proportion of Americans with at least a BS degree feel differently than the general American population when it comes to gun control? Use the α = 0.1 level of significance.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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