Almost _________ of Prison Inmates Claim to Have Been Affected

question 27

Multiple Choice

Almost _________ of prison inmates claim to have been affected by alcohol, other drugs, or both at the time they committed their offenses.

• A)none
• B)all
• C)half
• D)a third

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Definitions:

Margin of Error

A measurement of the maximum expected difference between the true population parameter and a sample estimate of that parameter.

Confidence

In statistics, the degree of certainty or probability that a parameter lies within a specified range of values.

Randomly Sample

A method of selecting a subset of individuals from a population in such a way that each individual has an equal chance of being chosen.

Clear Majority

A situation or result in which a significantly larger portion of a group supports a particular outcome or opinion over all others combined.