Question

He following data set provides confidence levels of 90% for poverty levels of 50 states, the whole US, and Washington, D.C. for adults and children. Arrange the following states in ascending order of their poverty estimate 90% CI lower bound of the mean for all ages: Florida,Georgia,Illinois,NewYork,Texas Select the correct answer below: a. Texas, Florida, New York, Georgia, Ilinois b.Illinois, Georgia, New York, Florida, Texas c. New York, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Florida d. Georgia, Florida, Illinois, New York, Texas

12 FL Florida 3,091,403 3,166,719 15.8 15.6 16 923,958 964,872 23.4 22.9 23.9 628,795 664,521 22 21.4 22.6 49,416 49,087 49,745 270,976 290,062 26 25.1 26.9
13 GA Georgia 1,680,084 1,731,578 17.2 16.9 17.5 595,487 624,835 24.7 24.1 25.3 414,957 440,693 23.6 22.9 24.3 51,225 50,856 51,594 167,317 180,753 26.9 25.9 27.9
17 IL Illinois 1,676,981 1,727,439 13.6 13.4 13.8 542,782 572,792 19.1 18.6 19.6 369,734 395,974 17.9 17.3 18.5 59,590 59,086 60,094 156,247 171,235 21.3 20.3 22.3
36 NY New York 2,951,419 3,019,789 15.5 15.3 15.7 902,232 940,792 22.3 21.8 22.8 615,040 648,766 21.3 20.7 21.9 60,805 60,500 61,110 266,296 285,108 23.9 23.1 24.7
48 TX Texas 4,207,517 4,303,863 15.9 15.7 16.1 1,603,378 1,664,920 22.9 22.5 23.3 1,099,292 1,152,092 21.9 21.4 22.4 55,668 55,355 55,981 469,430 499,426 24.8 24 25.6

Answer 1

To order the states by the 90% CI lower bound of poverty estimates, the data provided lists Illinois as the lowest, followed by New York, Texas, Florida, and Georgia being the highest.

Step-by-step explanation:

To arrange the given states in ascending order of their poverty estimate 90% CI lower bound of the mean for all ages, we need to look at the lower end of each state's confidence interval (CI) for poverty levels. The data provided are the lower and upper bounds of the CI for each state. Here are the lower bounds for all ages from the data given:

• Florida: 15.6%
• Georgia: 16.9%
• Illinois: 13.4%
• New York: 15.3%
• Texas: 15.7%

When we put these in ascending order, we get:

1. Illinois
2. New York
3. Texas
4. Florida
5. Georgia

Therefore, the correct answer is option c: New York, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Florida.