What Type of Car Is More Popular Among College Students

question 48

Multiple Choice

What type of car is more popular among college students, American or foreign? One hundred fifty -nine college students were randomly sampled and each was asked which type of car he or she prefers. A computer package was used to generate the printout below of a 90% confidence interval for the proportion of college students who prefer American automobiles. SAMPLE PROPORTION = .396 SAMPLE SIZE = 159 UPPER LIMIT = .460 LOWER LIMIT = .332 Based on the interval above, do you believe that 21% of all college students prefer American automobiles?

• A) No, and we are 90% confident of it.
• B) Yes, and we are 100 %sure of it.
• C) Yes, and we are 90% confident of it.
• D) No, and we are 100% sure of it.

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