Noted television personality Stuart Smalley claims Im goodenough, Im smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like
Question:
Noted television personality Stuart Smalley claims “I’m goodenough, I’m smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like me.” Toascertain whether the last part of the statement is true, anational polling organization asked 900 individuals randomlysampled from the American public, “Gosh darn it, do you likeStuart?” 423 of the 900 said they liked Stuart and the other 477said they didn’t.
a.To what population can the pollsters make inference?
b. With 95% condence estimate the proportion of the populationthat likes Stuart.
c. Tell what is meant by “95% condence” here.
d. When asked to clarify his statement, Stuart said he meantthat a majority of the American public likes him. Does the resultin b. contradict this claim? Why?
Business Statistics A Decision Making Approach
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