A random sample of 1014 adults in a certain large country asked "do you pretty much think televisions are a neccessity or a luxury you could do without"?
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A random sample of 1028 adults in a certain large country was asked "Do you pretty much think televisions are a necessity or a luxury you could do without?" Of the 1028 adults surveyed, 521 indicated that televisions are a luxury they could do without.
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A random sample of 1011 adults in a certain large country was asked "Do you pretty much think televisions are a necessity or a luxury you could do without?" Of the 1011 adults surveyed, 514 indicated that televisions are a luxury they could do without. Complete parts (a) through (e) below. (a) Obtain a point estimate for the population proportion of adults in the country who believe that televisions are a luxury they could do without. p=
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Luxury or Necessity? A random sample of 1003 adult Americans was asked," Do you pretty much think televisions are a necessity or a luxury you could do without?" Of the 1003 adults surveyed, 521 indicated that televisions are a luxury they could do without. (a) Obtain a point estimate for the population proportion of adult Americans who believe that televisions are a luxury they could do without. (b) Verify that the requirements for constructing a confidence interval about $p$ are satisfied. (c) Construct and interpret a $95 \%$ confidence interval for the population proportion of adult Americans who believe that televisions are a luxury they could do without. (d) Is it possible that a super majority (more than $60 \%$ ) of adult Americans believe that television is a luxury they could do without? Is it likely? (e) Use the results of part (c) to construct a $95 \%$ confidence interval for the population proportion of adult Americans who believe that televisions are a necessity.
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