SOC The results listed below are from a survey given to a random sample of the American
Question:
SOC The results listed below are from a survey given to a random sample of the American public.
For each sample statistic, construct a confi dence interval estimate of the population parameter at the 95% confi dence level. Sample size (N ) is 2,987 throughout.
a. The average occupational prestige score was 43.87, with a standard deviation of 13.52.
b. The respondents reported watching an average of 2.86 hours of TV per day with a standard deviation of 2.20.
c. The average number of children was 1.81, with a standard deviation of 1.67.
d. Of the 2,987 respondents, 876 identifi ed themselves as Catholic.
e. Of the 2,987 respondents, 535 said that they had never married.
f. The proportion of respondents who said they voted for Bush in the 2004 presidential election was 0.43.
g. When asked about capital punishment, 2,425 of the respondents said that they favored the death penalty for murder.
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The Essentials Of Statistics A Tool For Social Research
ISBN: 9780495601432
2nd Edition
Authors: Joseph F. Healey