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Chapter 14, Problem 21(choose chapter or problem)
Exercises 21 through 24 refer to the following story: The 1250 students at Eureka High School are having an election for Homecoming King. The candidates are Tomlinson (captain of the football team), Garcia (class president), and Marsalis (member of the marching band). At the football game a week before the election, a pre-election poll was taken of students as they entered the stadium gates. Of the students who attended the game, 203 planned to vote for Tomlinson, 42 planned to vote for Garcia, and 105 planned to vote for Marsalis. (a) Describe the sample for this survey. (b) Give the sampling proportion for this survey
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Exercises 21 through 24 refer to the following story: The 1250 students at Eureka High School are having an election for Homecoming King. The candidates are Tomlinson (captain of the football team), Garcia (class president), and Marsalis (member of the marching band). At the football game a week before the election, a pre-election poll was taken of students as they entered the stadium gates. Of the students who attended the game, 203 planned to vote for Tomlinson, 42 planned to vote for Garcia, and 105 planned to vote for Marsalis. (a) Describe the sample for this survey. (b) Give the sampling proportion for this survey
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
(a) The sample of the survey is the number of students voted on the day of football game
Candidate A had 203 supporters.
Candidate B had 42 supporters.
Candidate C had 105 supporters.
This amounts to a total of 350 votes.
The sample for this survey was the 350 students polled at the football game.