The Student Newspaper at a College Asks a Simple Random

question 2

Multiple Choice

The student newspaper at a college asks a simple random sample of 250 undergraduates, "Do you favor eliminating supplemental fees for lab courses?" In all, 150 of the 250 are in favor of eliminating such fees.
The ___________ you want to estimate is the proportion p of all undergraduates who favor eliminating the supplemental fees for lab courses.

• A) bias
• B) confidence level
• C) mean
• D) parameter
• E) statistic

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Definitions:

Perceived Benefits

The advantages or positive outcomes that an individual believes they will gain from a certain behavior or action.

Perceived Barriers

Individual beliefs about the obstacles that inhibit the adoption of new behaviors or the pursuit of goals, often in the context of health and well-being.

Subjective Norm

An individual's perception of social pressure to perform or not perform a specific behavior.

Perceived Behavioral Control

An individual's belief in their capability to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments.