A TV report conducted a survey of 636 people in New York City and found that 25% of the population believe that the Yankees will miss the playoffs this year. In the accompanying dialogue, the reporter states, we are 97% confident that the true proportion of people in New York City who believe that the Yankees will miss the playoffs this year lies between 18% and 32% . What does 97% represent in the report? OA. a confidence level O B. a confidence interval O C. a margin of error 2 D. a parameter 2E. a statistic

A TV report conducted a survey of 636 people in New York City and found that 25% of the population believe that the Yankees will miss the playoffs this year. In the accompanying dialogue, the reporter states, we are 97% confident that the true proportion of people in New York City who believe that the Yankees will miss the playoffs this year lies between 18% and 32% . What does 97% represent in the report? OA. a confidence level O B. a confidence interval O C. a margin of error 2 D. a parameter 2E. a statistic

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory

Section9.7: Probability

Problem 1SE: What term is used to express the likelihood of an event occurring? Are there restrictions on its...

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