Chapter 1: Q. 46 (page 53)

A politician is interested in the proportion of voters in his district who think he is doing a good job.

Short Answer

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a. In the politician's district, the entire population is made up of voters.

b. A sample is a group of voters chosen at random from the politician's constituency.

c. This is the percentage of voters that believe this politician is doing a good job in this district.

d. The percentage of voters in this district who believe this politician is doing a good job in the sample is the statistic.

e. The variable represents the number of voters in the district who believe this politician is doing a good job, which is X=.

f. Data is given by the variable like 1000 votes or 2000 votes and so on..

Step by step solution

Introduction

Apoliticianissomeonewhoparticipatesinpartypoliticsorholdsorseeksanelectedgovernmentposition.

Politicians propose, support, reject, and write laws that control the land and, by implication, the people that live there.

A politician, in broad terms, is somebody who aspires to gain political power in a government.

Explanation of a

The population will be the voters in the politician's district, according to the information supplied.

Explanation of b

Based on the information supplied, a sample of this data will be drawn from a randomly selected group of voters.

Explanation of c

According to the information provided, the parameter of this data will be the population share of votes cast in favor of the politician who is performing well.

Explanation of d

Based on the information supplied, the statistic of this data will be the sample proportion of votes cast in favor of the politician who is performing well.