College X Is Concerned About Their Employees Making Use of Their

question 128

Multiple Choice

College X is concerned about their employees making use of their email for non-business purposes. A random sample of 400 e-mails discovered 80 messages that were not business related. The 90% confidence interval for the population proportion is:

• A) 0.167 to 0.233
• B) 0.161 to 0.239
• C) 0.148 to 0.252
• D) 0.186 to 0.254
• E) 0.179 to 0.261

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Systematically

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Anecdotally

Referring to information that is provided through personal stories or observations rather than through scientific analysis or hard evidence.

Sample Frame

The list or database from which a sample is drawn for research or statistical analysis, representing the population of interest.

Population

The total number of individuals within a specified area or group, often used in statistics and research.