A polling company reported that 4343% of 22862286 surveyed adults said that they
ID: 3042893 • Letter: A
Question
A polling company reported that 4343% of 22862286 surveyed adults said that they play baseball.baseball. Complete parts (a) through (d) below.
a. What is the exact value that is 4343% of 22862286?
The exact value is nothing. (Type an integer or a decimal.)
b. Could the result from part (a) be the actual number of adults who said that they play baseball question mark baseball? Why or why not?
A. No, the result from part (a) could not be the actual number of adults who said that they play baseballbaseball because a count of people must result in a whole number.
B. Yes, the result from part (a) could be the actual number of adults who said that they play baseballbaseball because the results are statistically significant.
C. No, the result from part (a) could not be the actual number of adults who said that they play baseballbaseball because that is a very rare activity.
D. Yes, the result from part (a) could be the actual number of adults who said that they play baseballbaseball because the polling numbers are accurate.
c. What could be the actual number of adults who said that they play baseball question mark baseball?
The actual number of adults who play baseballbaseball could be nothing. (Type an integer or a decimal.)
d. Among the 22862286 respondents, 327327 said that they only play hockey. What percentage of respondents said that they only play hockey? nothing% (Round to two decimal places as needed.)
Explanation / Answer
a) exact value that is 43 % of 2286 =2286*0.43=982.98
b) A. No, the result from part (a) could not be the actual number of adults who said that they play baseballbaseball because a count of people must result in a whole number.
c) actual number of adults who play baseballbaseball could be 983
d)percentage of respondents said that they only play hockey =(327/2286)*100 =14.30%