Based on the Nielsen Ratings,the Local CBS Affiliate Claims Its

question 69

Multiple Choice

Based on the Nielsen ratings,the local CBS affiliate claims its 11 p.m. newscast reaches 41% of the viewing audience in the area. In a survey of 100 viewers,36% indicated that they watch the late evening news on this local CBS station. What is your decision if α = 0.01?

• A)Fail to reject the null hypothesis.
• B)Reject the null hypothesis and conclude the newscast does not reach 41% of the audience.
• C)Fail to reject the alternate and conclude the newscast does not reach 41% of the audience.
• D)Reject the alternate and conclude the newscast reaches about 41% of the audience.

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Definitions:

Categorical Data

Data that represent categories - qualitative data that can be divided into group or categories.

Quantitative

Referring to data or information that can be measured and expressed numerically.

Percent Frequencies

The representation of the occurrence of different categories as percentages of the total.

Number of Classes

Number of Classes refers to the division of data into intervals for the purpose of frequency distribution or histogram representation.