Chauncey Determined That 50 Percent of Students at His School

question 17

Multiple Choice

Chauncey determined that 50 percent of students at his school voted Republican in the last election,with a sampling error (also known as standard error) of 5 percent.What is the confidence interval for 95 percent confidence level?

• A)35 to 45 percent
• B)35 to 55 percent
• C)40 to 55 percent
• D)40 to 60 percent
• E)35 to 60 percent

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Definitions:

Behavioral Explanation

An analysis or justification of actions based on psychological principles of behavior.

Internal Attributions

Explanations for behavior or outcomes that are based on internal factors, such as personality traits or effort.

External Attributions

The process of assigning the cause of behavior to situational factors outside the individual, rather than to internal characteristics.

Self-serving Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute positive outcomes to their own actions and negative outcomes to external factors.