The following data represent the percent of owners of an electronic device that plan to purchase a
Question:
The following data represent the percent of owners of an electronic device that plan to purchase a replacement device within the next 12 months based on a survey of 1100 adults in a certain country. Complete parts ?(a) through ?(c).
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?(a) What percent of game console owners plan to buy a replacement device within the next 12? months?
____?%
?(b) If there are 250 million individuals who own a cell? phone, how many expect to replace their phone within the next 12? months?
___%
c) If the results of the survey were claimed to indicate that 7.77.7?% of adults in this country who own digital cameras plan to replace their camera in the next 12? months, would you say this statement is descriptive or? inferential? Why?
A.
The statement is? descriptive, because the claim is stating what has been determined by the survey.
B.
The statement is? inferential, because the survey results are unlikely to be similar to the results for the? country's population.
C.
The statement is? inferential, because the survey reports on a sample of the? country's population. This claim requires an inference to the population.
D.
The statement is? descriptive, because the survey sampled enough adults in the country to be certain that its results apply to the population.