Essentials of Statistics for Business and Economics (with XLSTAT Printed Access Card)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781337114172
Author: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 23SE
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan polling organization that provides information about issues, attitudes, and trends shaping America. In a poll. Pew researchers found that 47% of American adult respondents reported getting at least some local news on their cell phone or tablet computer (Pew Research website. May 14, 2011). Further findings showed that 42% of respondents who own cell phones or tablet computers use those devices to check local weather reports and 37% use the devices to find local restaurants or other businesses.
- a. One statistic concerned using cell phones or tablet computers for local news. What population is that finding applicable to?
- b. Another statistic concerned using cell phones or tablet computers to check local weather reports and to find local restaurants. What population is this finding applicable to?
- c. Do you think the Pew researchers conducted a census or a sample survey to obtain their results? Why?
- d. If you were a restaurant owner, would you find these results interesting? Why ? How could you take advantage of this information?
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