Consider the Following to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 14

Multiple Choice

Consider the following to answer the question(s) below:
EU (European Union) countries report that 46% of their labour force is female. The United Nations wants to determine if the percentage of females in the Canadian labour force is the same. Representatives from Statistics Canada plan to check a random sample of over 10,000 employment records on file to estimate the percentage of females in the Canadian labour force.
-They actually select a random sample of 525 employment records, and find that 229 of the people are females. The 90% confidence interval is

• A) 0.4006 to 0.4718.
• B) 0.2747 to 0.5973.
• C) 0.1776 to 0.6944.
• D) 0.4235 to 0.5679.
• E) 0.1243 to 0.7100.

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Definitions:

Contraception Responsibility

The duty of individuals or couples to manage and employ methods to prevent pregnancy effectively.

Reversible Contraception

Birth control methods that can be discontinued to restore fertility, such as pills, intrauterine devices, and condoms.

Abstinence

The practice of refraining from indulging in certain activities, most commonly referring to abstaining from sexual activity or substance use.

Sterilization

A surgical procedure that makes the reproductive organs incapable of producing or “delivering” viable gametes (sperm and eggs).