There Are 2,000 Eligible Voters in a Precinct

question 13

Multiple Choice

There are 2,000 eligible voters in a precinct. A total of 500 voters are randomly selected and asked whether they plan to vote for the Democratic incumbent or the Republican challenger. Of the 500 surveyed,350 said they would vote for the Democratic incumbent. Using the 0.99 confidence coefficient,what are the confidence limits for the proportion that plan to vote for the Democratic incumbent?

• A)0.647 and 0.753
• B)0.612 and 0.712
• C)0.397 and 0.797
• D)0.826 and 0.926

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Definitions:

Testable Ideas

Concepts or hypotheses that can be empirically investigated through experimentation or observation.

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A philosophical standpoint emphasizing evidence-based knowledge acquired through observation and experimentation.

Falsifiability

A principle stating that for a hypothesis to be scientifically valid, it must be possible to conceive an observation or an argument which could negate it.

Intuition

The ability to understand or know something immediately, based on feelings rather than facts.