8.76 Edward Snowden A report from the Pew Research Center found that disclosures by former National Security Administration (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden about NSA spying have damaged one major element of America’s global image: its reputation for protecting individual liberties. One question in the report asked, “Do you think the government of the U.S. respects the personal freedoms of its people?” (Source: Pew Research Center, July 2014, “Global Opposition to U.S. Surveillance and Drones, But Limited Harm to America’s Image.”)

a. Of 1000 adults surveyed in the United Kingdom, 65% said yes, resulting in a 99% confidence interval of (0.61, 0.69). True or false: The confidence interval means that we can be 99% confident that between 61% and 69% of the population of the United Kingdom believes that the U.S. government respects the personal freedoms of its people.

b. Of 1000 adults surveyed in Germany, 58% said yes, resulting in a 99% confidence interval of (0.54, 0.62).

True or false: The confidence interval means that we can be 99% confident that of 1000 Germans sampled, between 540 and 620 of them think the U.S. government respects the personal freedom of its people.