Question

The Tennessean, an online newspaper located in Nashville, Tennessee, conducts a daily poll to obtain reader opinions on a variety of current issues. In a recent poll, readers responded to the following question: "If a constitutional amendment to ban a state income tax is placed on the ballot in Tennessee, would you want it to pass? Possible responses are yes or no,or not sure.

Required:
a. What was the sample size for this poll?
b. Are the data categorical or quantitative?
c. Would it make more sense to use averages or percentages as a summary of the data for this question?
d. Of the respondents, 67% said Yes, they would want it to pass. How many individuals provided this response?

Answer 1

Explanation:

a. The sample size for the poll would be at most 10% of the total readers of the tennessean.

b. Categorical data...data collected in groups or categories.

c. Yes it would make more sense to use percentages as this gives a better estimate for proportion.

d. The number of individual that provided this response is 67% of the sample size (which is at most 10% of the total population of readers of the online newspaper).