Question

17- 20: In an August 2012 Gallup survey of 1,012 randomly selected U.S. adults (age 18 and over), 53% said that they were dissatisfied with the quality of education students receive in kindergarten through grade 12. They also report that the "margin of sampling error is plus or minus 4%."17. What is the population of interest?18. What is the sample being used?19. What is the population parameter of interest, and what is the correct notation for this parameter? What is the relevant statistic?20. Find an interval estimate for the parameter of interest. Interpret it in terms of dissatisfaction in the quality of education students receive. Use two decimal places in your answer.

Answer 1

17. The population of interest is U.S. adults (age 18 and over).
18. The sample being used is 1,012 randomly selected U.S. adults (age 18 and over).
19. The population parameter of interest is the percentage of U.S. adults (age 18 and over) who are dissatisfied with the quality of education students receive in kindergarten through grade 12. The correct notation for this parameter is p and the relevant statistic is 53%.
20. The interval estimate for the parameter of interest is 49% - 57%, which indicates that between 49% and 57% of U.S. adults (age 18 and over) are dissatisfied with the quality of education students receive in kindergarten through grade 12.