Do you believe in the Bible? Each year the National Opinion Research Center conducts the General Social Survey

(GSS), eliciting opinions of Americans on a wide variety of social topics. One question in the survey asked about a person’s belief in the Bible. A sample of 4,826 respondents selected from one of the following answers: (1) The Bible is the actual word of God, to be taken literally—1,527 respondents; (2) the Bible is the inspired word of God, but not everything is to be taken literally—2,231 respondents;

(3) the Bible is an ancient book of fables legends, history, and moral precepts—996 respondents; and (4) the Bible has some other origin—72 respondents.

a. Summarize the responses to the Bible question in the form of a relative frequency table.

b. Summarize the responses to the Bible question in a pie chart.

c. Write a few sentences that give a practical interpretation of the results shown in the summary table and graph.