Question

In a recent household telephone survey of 2,550 adults in a certain country, 27% reported that they own at least one gun. The researchers want to estimate the true percentage of adults in that country that own at least one gun. Complete parts a through f below a. Identify the population of interest to the researchers. Choose the correct answer below.

a. The set of adults that responded to the survey
b. The set of guns in the country
c. The set of adults in the country that own a gun (CMD.
d. The set of all gun ownership status (yes/no) values for all adults in the country.

Answer 1

option D

Explanation:

The population of interest to the research is the set of all gun ownership status (yes/no) values for all adults in the country. Or all total adults in a country including those that own a gym or not. This is the population of interest. The sample is the 2550 individuals adults surveyed in the household telephone survey.