Among the Four Northwestern States, Washington Has 51

question 11

Essay

Among the four northwestern states, Washington has 51% of the total population, Oregon has 30% . Idaho has 11% , and Montana has 8% . A market researcher selects a sample of 1000 subjects, with 450 in Washington, 340 in Oregon, 150 in Idaho, and 60 in Montana. At the 0.05 significance level, test the claim that the sample of 1000 subjects has a distribution that agrees with the distribution of state populations.

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Definitions:

Price Ceiling

A government-imposed limit on how high a price can be charged for a product, service, or resource.

Market Equilibrium

Market equilibrium is a condition where the quantity of a product supplied is equal to the quantity demanded, leading to a stable market price for the product.

Incidence of a Tax

The incidence of a tax refers to the distribution of the tax's economic burden among different stakeholders, such as consumers and producers.

Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded or supplied of a good responds to a change in price.