Last month a random sample of 1000 subjects was interviewed and asked whether they thought the president
Question:
Last month a random sample of 1000 subjects was interviewed and asked whether they thought the president was doing a good job. This month the same subjects were asked this again.The results are: 450 said yes each time, 450 said no each time, 60 said yes on the first survey and no on the second survey, and 40 said no on the first survey and yes on the second survey.
a. Form a contingency table showing these results.
b. Estimate the proportion giving a favorable rating
(i) Last month
(ii) This month.
c. Find the difference in the proportions and interpret.
d. Find the test statistic and P-value for applying McNemar’s test that the population proportion was the same each month. Interpret.
Step by Step Answer:
Statistics The Art And Science Of Learning From Data
ISBN: 9780321997838
4th Edition
Authors: Alan Agresti, Christine A. Franklin, Bernhard Klingenberg