Question

The city of Raleigh has 10600 registered voters. There are two candidates for the city council in an upcoming election: Brown and Feliz. The day before the election, a telephone poll of 350 randomly selected registered voters was conducted. 124 said they'd vote for Brown, 196 said they'd vote for Feliz, and 30 were undecided.Give the sample statistic for the proportion of voters surveyed who said they'd vote for Brown. Note: The proportion shouldbe a fraction or decimal, not a percent.______This sample statistic suggests that we might expect_____for Brown.of the 10600 registered voters to vote.

Answer 1

(i) Proportion = 0.354 and

(ii) we might expect 3755 out of the 10600 to vote for Brown

Step-by-step explanation

From the given information :

• Size of a population surveyed = 10600

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• Size of a sample = 350

(1) Determine sample statistic for the proportion of voters surveyed who said they'd vote for Brown :

Sample Stats (Brown) = 124 / 350

=0.354

(II) This sample statistic suggests that we might expect( 0.354 *10600) = 3755 people for Brown.of the 10600 registered voters to vote.

• Meaning , we might expect 3755 out of the 10600 registered people to vote for Brown