A Recent Survey Asked a Sample of 1010 People If

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Multiple Choice

A recent survey asked a sample of 1010 people if they were baseball fans; 454 people in the sample said Yes. Assuming there is no bias, one can be 95 percent confident that the percent of all adults who are baseball fans is approximately between:

• A) 41 percent and 49 percent.
• B) 42 percent and 48 percent.
• C) 40 percent and 50 percent.
• D) 37 percent and 53 percent.
• E) 34 percent and 56 percent.

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Definitions:

Single-trait Approach

A psychological methodology focusing on how one trait in a person’s personality influences their behavior across different situations and contexts.

Many-trait Approach

A method in personality psychology that examines the relationship between a wide array of traits and a specific behavior or outcome, aiming to understand personality as a complex interplay of many traits.

Typological Approach

A method of categorization based on discrete types or categories, often used in personality psychology to organize personality traits.

Factor Analyses

A statistical technique designed to discover the latent factors responsible for the observed correlation patterns among a set of variables.