According to the 2011 Gallup Daily Tracking Polls (Www

question 47

Multiple Choice

According to the 2011 Gallup daily tracking polls (www.gallup.com,February 3,2012) ,Mississippi is the most conservative U.S.state,with 53.4 percent of its residents identifying themselves as conservative. Refer to Exhibit 7-10.What is the probability that fewer than 45 respondents of a random sample of 100 Mississippi residents do NOT identify themselves as conservative?

• A)0.0499
• B)0.1873
• C)0.3745
• D)0.6255

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Definitions:

Minor Term

The term that appears as the subject in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism and in one of the premises.

Middle Term

In a syllogism, the term that appears in both premises but not in the conclusion, serving as the link between the major and minor premises.

Categorical Syllogism

A form of deductive reasoning consisting of three propositions: two premises and a conclusion, each stating something about categories of things.

Mood

In logic, the mood of a categorical syllogism refers to the arrangement or type of the categorical propositions (A, E, I, O) it contains.