
INTRO.STATISTICS,TECH.UPDT.-W/MYSTATLAB
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Author: WEISS
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12.3, Problem 97E
Sunscreen Use. Industry Research polled teenagers on sunscreen use. The survey revealed that 46% of teenage girls and 30% of teenage boys regularly use sunscreen before going out in the sun.
- a. Identify the specified attribute.
- b. Identify the two populations.
- c. Are the proportions 0.46 (46%) and 0.30 (30%) sample proportions or population proportions? Explain your answer.
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