A total of 2022 American adults were surveyed about their opinion on the degree to which political leaders talk about their faith and prayer. Their responses are summarized in Table 22.
Table 22
Opinions on the Degree to Which Political Leaders Talk about Their Faith and Prayer
Responses Frequency
Too Much ………………………. 601
Too Little ………………………. 821
Right Amount………………….. 460
Not Sure ……………………….. 140
Total …………………………….2022
a. Construct a pie chart. Round the percentages to the first decimal place.
b. What proportion of those surveyed think that political leaders talk too much about their faith and prayer?
c. What proportion of those surveyed think that political leaders talk the right amount OR too much about faith and prayer?
d. What proportion of those surveyed do NOT think political leaders talk the right amount about faith and prayer?
e. On the basis of the information in Table 22, a student concludes that if politicians want to gain more popularity with Americans, they should talk more about their faith and prayer because the response “too little” has the largest frequency. Identify two problems with the student’s logic.