Gallup Organization Polls Show That Public Trust and Confidence in the Mass

question 50

Multiple Choice

Gallup Organization polls show that public trust and confidence in the mass media

• A) is much higher now than it was in the mid-1970s.
• B) is a bit higher now than it was in the mid-1970s.
• C) is about the same now as it was in the mid-1970s.
• D) is a bit lower now than it was in the mid-1970s.
• E) is much lower now than it was in the mid-1970s.

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Definitions:

Population

A total set of individuals, items, or data from which a statistical sample is drawn.

Normally Distributed

A statistical distribution that is symmetric about the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of a set of data, where most occurrences take place around the mean.

Asymptotic

The quality of the normal curve such that the tails never touch the horizontal axis.