Critical thinking and collection of sample data:

Read the following two exercises calmly, using the concepts learned in class, answer the two problems presented below:

Problem1:

An advertising company located in San Juan, asked a sample of 1960 consumers to try a pork dish made by Leilanys Market. Of the 1960s in the sample, 1,176 said they bought the dish if it was marketed.

Problem 1 - Questions:

1. What could the company located in San Juan inform Leilanys Market regarding the acceptance in the population of the pork dish?

2. Is it an example of descriptive or inferential statistics?

Problem 2:

Looking at the following table,

1. What is the level of measurement reflected in the following data?

The age of each person in a sample of 50 adults who listen to one of the 1,230 radio stations that broadcast interviews in the United States is:

30

29

41

34

44

46

42

42

37

47

35

36

41

39

44

39

43

43

44

40

47

37

41

27

33

33

39

38

43

22

44

39

35

35

41

42

37

42

38

43

35

37

38

43

40

48

42

31

51

34

A. In a survey of 200 luxury car owners, 100 were from Texas, 5th from Nevada, 30 from Illinois, and 20 from Ohio

Rubric:

Problem 1:

Question 1: Answer in complete sentence about the estimate and the result is correct. Demonstrate the procedure.

Question 2: Answer in complete sentence about the estimate and the result is correct and explain why.

Problem 2:

1: Answer in complete sentence about the estimate and the result is correct and explain why.

2: Answer in complete sentence about the estimate and the result is correct and explain why.