Question

Holiday Blues. A poll was conducted by Opinion Research Corporation to estimate the proportions of men and women who get the "holiday blues." Identify the

a. specified attribute.

b. two populations.

c. two population proportions.

d. two sample proportions.

e. According to the poll, $34\%$of men and $44\%$of women get the "holiday blues." Are the proportions $0.34$and $0.44$sample proportions or population proportions? Explain your answer.

Short answer

a) Holidays blues

b) Both men and women

c) The "holiday blue" affects two demographic proportions: all males and all women.

d) The proportion of men and women who acquire the "holiday blues" is calculated.

e) Proportions of samples.

Step-by-step solution

Part(a) Step 1: Given Information

Opinion Research Corporation ran a poll to determine the ratios of men and women who suffer from the "holiday blues."

Part(a) Step 2: Explanation

The proportion of a population sample is the specified attribute.

The indicated characteristics are experiencing "holiday blues."

Part(b) Step 1: Given Information

Opinion Research Corporation ran a poll to determine the ratios of men and women who suffer from the "holiday blues."

Part(b) Step 2: Explanation

The population is the number of men and women who suffer from the "holiday blues."

As a result, there are two distinct populations: males and women.

Part(c) Step 1: Given Information

Opinion Research Corporation ran a poll to determine the ratios of men and women who suffer from the "holiday blues."

Part(c) Step 2: Explanation

The population is the number of men and women who suffer from the "holiday blues."

As a result, the "holiday blue" affects both men and women in equal numbers.

Part(d) Step 1: Given Information

Opinion Research Corporation ran a poll to determine the ratios of men and women who suffer from the "holiday blues."

Part(d) Step 2: Explanation

The following are the two sample proportions from the provided study:

• The percentage of men in the sample who experience "holiday blues"
• The percentage of women in the sample who experience "holiday blues"

As a result, the proportion of samples is for men and women who suffer from the "holiday blues."

Part(e) Step 1: Given Information

Men make up $34\%$ of the poll, while women make up $44\%$.

Part(e) Step 2: Explanation

Because the poll employed a sample to determine the proportions, the proportions $0.34$ and $0.44$ are sample proportions.