Based on the Nielsen Ratings, the Local CBS Affiliate Claims $\alpha$

question 2

Multiple Choice

Based on the Nielsen ratings, the local CBS affiliate claims its 11:00 PM newscast reaches 41% of the viewing audience in the area. In a survey of 100 viewers, 36% indicated that they watch the late evening news on this local CBS station. What is the critical value, if $\alpha$ = 0.01?

• A) 2.58
• B) 2.33
• C) \(\pm\)2.58
• D) -2.33

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Definitions:

Median

The median is the value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, a population, or a probability distribution.

Mean

The mean value of a collection of numbers, determined by dividing the total of these numbers by the count of them.

Population Mean

The average value of all the individuals in a population.

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