Fundamentals of Statistics, Books a la Carte Edition Plus MyLab Statistics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (5th Edition)
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Author: Michael Sullivan III
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Chapter 9.1, Problem 31AYU
Phone in the John In a survey conducted by the marketing agency 11mark, 241 of 1000 adults 19 years of age or older confessed to bringing and using their cell phone every trip to the bathroom (confessions included texting and answering phone calls).
- a. What is the sample in this study? What is the population of interest?
- b. What is the variable of interest in this study? Is it qualitative or quantitative?
- c. Based on the results of this survey, obtain a point estimate for the proportion of adults 19 years of age or older who bring their cell phone every trip to the bathroom.
- d. Explain why the point estimate found in part (c) is a statistic. Explain why it is a random variable. What is the source of variability in the random variable?
- e. Construct and interpret a 95% confidence interval for the population proportion of adults 19 years of age or older who bring their cell phone every trip to the bathroom.
- f. What ensures that the results of this study are representative of all adults 19 years of age or older?
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Fundamentals of Statistics, Books a la Carte Edition Plus MyLab Statistics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (5th Edition)
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