After a mayor announced his plans to cut budget costs in late 2011, the Forum Re

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After a mayor announced his plans to cut budget costs in late 2011, the Forum Research polled 1,034 people to measure the mayor's popularity Everyone polled expressed either approval or disapproval. These are the results their poll produced. In early 2011, 62 percent of the population approved of the mayor's actions in office. In mid-2011, 51 percent of the population approved of his actions. . In late 2011, the percentage of popular approval was measured at 35 percent. (a) What is the sample size for this study? (Enter your answer as a whole number.) (b) What proportion in the poll disapproved of the mayor, according to the results from late 2011? (Enter your answer to two decimal (c) How many people polled responded that they approved of the mayor in late 2011 (Round your answer up to the next whole number.) (d) What is the probability that a person supported the mayor, based on the data collected in mid-2011? (Enter your answer to two decimal places.) (e) What is the probability that a person supported the mayor, based on the data collected in early 2011? (Enter your answer to two decimal places.)

Explanation / Answer

a. Here sample size is 1034.

b. In late 2011, 35% approved so for disapproved it is 1-0.35=0.65

c. In late 2011, 35% approved so proportion is 0.35

d. In mid 2011, 51% approved so proportion is 0.51

e. In early 2011, 62 percent approved so supported portion is 0.62

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