In 2013, Angus Reid surveyed 1000 adult Canadians about reform of the Canadian Senate.

a) 72% answered “Yes” to the question “Do you support allowing Canadians to directly elect their senators?” Does this indicate that the proportion of the adult Canadian population who would answer “Yes” to this question is over 70% at the 95% significance level?

b) 71% said that a referendum should be held to determine the future of the Canadian Senate. Does this indicate that the proportion of Canadians who favour a referendum is over 70% at the 90% significance level?

c) A statistician commented to the press: “Over 70% of Canadians want a referendum on Senate reform and want to elect their senators directly.” Comment on the ethics of this statement in relation to the ASA Ethical Guidelines summarized in Appendix C.