A Gallup Poll Asked 1022 Randomly Chosen Adults Whether the Failure

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Multiple Choice

A Gallup Poll asked 1022 randomly chosen adults whether the failure of the government to solve major challenges facing the country was a "crisis," a "major problem," a "minor problem," or "not a problem." The proportion giving the response "a minor problem" was 14 percent. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 3 percentage points. Assume a 95 percent confidence level and no bias. From the information given above, one can make which of the following statements? (Note that 14 percent ± 3 percent is 11 percent to 17 percent.)

• A) Between 11 percent and 17 percent of the sample responded, "a minor problem."
• B) Between 11 percent and 17 percent of all American adults would respond, "a minor problem."
• C) There is a 95 percent confidence (but not certainty) that between 11 percent and 17 percent of the sample responded, "a minor problem."
• D) There is a 95 percent confidence (but not certainty) that between 11 percent and 17 percent of all American adults would respond, "a minor problem."

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