A polling company reported that 49% of 2286 surveyed adults said that they play
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Question
A polling company reported that 49% of 2286 surveyed adults said that they play baseball Complete parts (a) through (d) below. a. What is the exact value that is 49% of 22867 The exact value is (Type an integer or a decimal ) b. Could the result from part (a) be the actual number of adults who said that they play basebal? Why or why not? O A. Yes, the result trom part (a) could be the actual number of adults who said that they play baseball because the results are statisticaly significant O B. No, the result from part (a) could not be the actual number of adults who said that they play baseball because a count of people must result in a whole number c. Yes, the result trom part (a) could be the actual number of adults who said that they play baseball because the polling numbers are accurate. O D. No, the result trom part (a) could not be the actual number of aduits who said that they play baseball because that is a very rare activity c. What could be the actual number of aduns who said that they play baseball? ry The actual number of adults who play baseball could be©(Type an integer or a decimal.) services d. Among the 2286 respondents, 231 said that they only play hockey. What percentage of respondents said that they only play hockey? Round to two decimal places as needed ) Click to select your answer(s) of ofExplanation / Answer
Solution:
(a)
Exact value that is 49% of 2286 = 0.49 × 2286 = 1120.14
(b)
Option (B) is correct.
"No, the result from part (a) could not be the actual number of adults who said that they play baseball because a count of people must result in a whole number. "
We get 1120.14, which is not a whole number.
(c)
The actual number of adults who play baseball could be 1120.
(d)
Percentage of respondents said that they only play hockey = (231/2286) × 100 % = 10.10%