Question

The city council in a suburb of raleigh is interested in the level of public support for a tax increase to support restoration of nearby parks and waterways. a marketing research firm is selected that then selects a simple random sample of 50 adult residents and contacts each to determine whether the resident would be opposed to the tax increase. of these, 15 indicated that they would be opposed.

Answer 1

Given :

* Population: all adult residents in the suburb

* Sample: the 50 residents selected

* Statistic: 30% (percentage of people who would be opposed to the tax increase in the sample) 50 x .30 = 15 indicated that they would be opposed.