STATISTICS F/BUSINESS+ECONOMICS-TEXT
STATISTICS F/BUSINESS+ECONOMICS-TEXT
13th Edition
ISBN: 9781305881884
Author: Anderson
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 22, Problem 18SE

To assess consumer acceptance of a new series of ads for Miller Lite Beer. Louis Harris conducted a nationwide poll of 363 adults who had seen the Miller Lite ads. The following responses are based on that survey. (Note: Because the survey sampled only a small fraction of all adults, assume (N − n)/N = 1 in any formulas involving the standard error.)

  1. a. Nineteen percent of all respondents indicated they liked the ads a lot. Develop a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion.
  2. b. Thirty-one percent of the respondents disliked the new ads. Develop a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion.
  3. c. Seventeen percent of the respondents felt the ads are very effective. Develop a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of adults who think the ads are very effective.
  4. d. Louis Harris reported that the “margin of error is five percentage points.” What does this statement mean and how do you think they arrived at this number?
  5. e. How might nonsampling error bias the results of such a survey?

a.

Expert Solution
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To determine

Obtain a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion.

Answer to Problem 18SE

The 95% confidence interval for the population proportion is (0.1488,0.2312).

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

In a nationwide poll, 19% out of 363 adults who have seen the Miller Lite ads, liked the ads a lot.

Confidence interval:

The approximate 95% confidence interval estimate of the population proportion is p¯±2sp¯.

Where sp¯=(NnN)(p¯(1p¯)n1)

Substitute (NnN) as 1 and p¯ as 0.19 in the above formula.

sp¯=1(0.19(10.19)3631)=(0.19(0.81)362)=0.000425=0.0206

Thus, the standard error of the proportion is 0.0206.

Confidence interval:

p¯±2sp¯=0.19±2(0.0206)=0.19±0.0412=(0.190.0412,0.19+0.0412)=(0.1488,0.2312)

Thus, the approximate 95% confidence interval for the population proportion is (0.1488,0.2312).

b.

Expert Solution
Check Mark
To determine

Obtain a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion.

Answer to Problem 18SE

The 95% confidence interval for the population proportion is (0.2614,0.3586).

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

The respondents who disliked the new ads are 31%.

Substitute (NnN) as 1 and p¯ as 0.31 in the above formula.

sp¯=1(0.31(10.31)3631)=(0.31(0.69)362)=0.000591=0.0243

Thus, the standard error of the proportion is 0.0243.

Confidence interval:

p¯±2sp¯=0.31±2(0.0243)=0.31±0.0486=(0.310.0486,0.31+0.0486)=(0.2614,0.3586)

Thus, the approximate 95% confidence interval for the population proportion is (0.2614,0.3586).

c.

Expert Solution
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To determine

Obtain approximate 95% confidence interval for the proportion of adults who think the ads are very effective.

Answer to Problem 18SE

The approximate 95% confidence interval for the proportion of adults who think the ads are very effective is, (0.1305,0.2095).

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

The respondents who felt the ads are very effective is 17%.

Substitute (NnN) as 1 and p¯ as 0.17 in the above formula.

sp¯=1(0.17(10.17)3631)=(0.17(0.83)362)=0.000390=0.0197

Thus, the standard error of the proportion is 0.0197.

Confidence interval:

p¯±2sp¯=0.17±2(0.0917)=0.17±0.0395=(0.170.0395,0.17+0.0395)=(0.1305,0.2095)

Thus, the approximate 95% confidence interval for the proportion of adults who think the ads are very effective is (0.1305,0.2095).

d.

Expert Solution
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To determine

Explain the statement and find the number they got.

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

The statement “margin of error is five percentage points” is reported by Louis Harris.

The standard error is largest when p¯=0.50.

Now,

sp¯=1(0.5(10.5)3631)=(0.5(0.5)362)=0.000691=0.0263

Here by multiplying the standard error with 2 the bound is,

B=2(0.0263)=0.0526

Hence, for the sample of 363, the bond would be 5% when p¯=0.50 is the worst case.

e.

Expert Solution
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To determine

Explain whether the non-sampling error biased the results of the survey or not.

Explanation of Solution

When the poll is conducted by calling people at home during day time then the sample results represents for the adults who are not working outside the home. The Louis Harris organization took precautions against this that causes bias.

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