In Determining the Number of Persons Who Are Poor in the U.S.when

question 106

Multiple Choice

In determining the number of persons who are poor in the U.S.when calculating family income

• A)only earnings are counted.
• B)only earnings are counted,while cash transfers from the government are excluded.
• C)money income,including cash transfers received from the government,is counted.
• D)both earnings and the value of medical services,food stamps,and housing received are counted.

---

Definitions:

Population Proportion

The fraction or percentage of a population that displays a particular attribute or characteristic.

Margin of Error

A measure indicating the range of values above and below a sample statistic in a confidence interval.

Point Estimate

A single value derived from sample data that serves as a best guess or best estimate of a population parameter.

Confidence Interval

A spectrum of values, extracted from statistics of a sample, presumed to hold the value of a not-yet-known population characteristic, assured with a particular degree of confidence.