Find out statistical support in this poll for statement

Assignment Help Basic Statistics
Reference no: EM1316462

Can you find statistical support in this poll for that statement?

Also included in the aforementioned NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll was the following question. See the note mentioning this statement was asked of only half the 1,000 respondents in the June, 2008 poll.

When it comes to the war in Iraq, which of the following statements comes closer to your point of view?

Statement A: The most responsible thing we can do is find a way to withdraw most of our troops from Iraq by the beginning of 2009.

Statement B: The most responsible thing we can do is to remain in Iraq until the situation in the country is stable.

 

6/08+**

4/08+

12/07

12/07

 

Statement A/withdraw most troops by 2009---- 

49

55

57

55

[278] 

Statement B/remain until the situation is stable--- 

45

40

40

40

 

Not sure

6

5

3

5

 

Asked of one-half the respondents (FORM B).
+Results shown reflect responses among registered voters.

A notable TV commentator has stated that the proportion of likely voters in June, 2008 who agree with Statement B is more than 50%. Can you find statistical support in this poll for that statement?

Reference no: EM1316462

Questions Cloud

Computation of break even points : Computation of break even points - Evaluate the number of copies East must sell in order to earn an (operating) profit of $21,000 on this book.
Computaion of variance of a stock on different economy : Computaion of variance of a stock on different economy and what is the coefficient of variation on the company's stock
Use rules of differentiation : Use rules of differentiation.
Determine equilibrium price-output and shut down price : Assume that the graph on the next page illustrates the marginal, average variable and average total cost curves of a typical coffee grower-Assume that the current market price at the wholesale level is $5 per pound. How much coffee will this typica..
Find out statistical support in this poll for statement : Explain can you find out statistical support in this poll for that statement. When it comes to the war in Iraq, among which of the subsiquent statements comes closer to your point of view.
Labor negotiations estimate that 30 percent of all major : Labor negotiations estimate that 30 percent of all major contract negotiations result in a strike. During the next year, 12 major contracts must be negotiated. Determine the following probabilities.
Computation of break even points : Computation of break even points - how large can his fixed operating costs be if he is to meet his profit target and what is his breakeven level of sales at the level of fixed operating costs determined.
Confidence interval for mean : The formula for a 95% confidence interval yields the interval 640 ± 5.88. Find out whether each of the given statements is true or false.
Computation of rate of inflation with given data : Computation of rate of inflation with given data and what does the market anticipate will be the rate of inflation three years from now

Reviews

Write a Review

Basic Statistics Questions & Answers

  Explain finding value of test statistic and p-value

Explain finding value of test statistic and P-value also understand the result. At the .01 significance level can we compute that the mean fare has increased.

  Hypothesis test for difference in mean processing time

In past, mean processing time was 45 days.  At 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence that mean processing time has changed from 45 days?

  Compute a 95% confidence interval for the mean

Compute a 95% confidence interval for the mean using the formula and where is the mean of the ten random numbers.

  Compare among expected monetary approach expected utility

Compare among expected monetary approach also expected utility approach. Sketch the brokers utility curve and describe what it says about her risk profile.

  Nick uses the equally likely criterion

Assume Nick doesn't know how his received he suppose that all three states of nature are equally likely to occur. If Nick uses the equally likely criterion illustrate what decision would he make.

  Confidence interval estimate for a population variance

The 99% confidence interval estimate for a population variance when a sample standard deviation of 12 is obtained from a sample of 10 items is:

  Determining the probability and percentile

If person is selected at random and tested, determine the probability of that person having an IQ score between 85 and 115. Make use of EXCEL to help determine the probability.

  Probability density function

Give a mathematical expression for the probability density function of driving distance.

  Discrepancy from null hypothesis

In 1965, a newspaper carried a story about a high school student who reported getting 9207 heads and 8743 tails in 17,950 coin tosses.  Is this a significant discrepancy from the null hypothesis H 0 = 1/2.

  Administrator providing the course material

Suppose it costs $25 per student for the administrators to provide the course materials.

  Multiple comparisons test-dunnetts test

Perform a posthoc test that is suitable if we assume that group 7 is a control group and that the other are different treatment groups and that we are only interested in finding significant treatments, not to compare them.

  Complete the maze

Assume the researcher's rats can be considered an SRS from the population of all laboratory rats. The mean Math SAT score of these students is found to be 560, 80 points higher than the national average.

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd