The Unemployment Rate of Persons with a Disability Is Typically

question 62

Multiple Choice

The unemployment rate of persons with a disability is typically higher than for those with no disability. Recent statistics report that the national rate of unemployment among
This group is 14.5%. The local government of a small city wants to determine the rate in
Its region to within ±5%, with 90% confidence. How many individuals with disabilities
Should they sample?

• A) 135
• B) 191
• C) 354
• D) 678
• E) 981

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Definitions:

Contributions

Efforts or additions provided by individuals or groups towards a particular goal, project, or field of research.

Zoonosis

An infectious disease that has jumped from non-human animals to humans.

Epidemic

An outbreak of a disease that spreads rapidly and affects a large number of individuals within a population, community, or region.

Pandemic

An outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population.