IIn a gallup telephone survey conducted on April 9-10, 2013, the person being in
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IIn a gallup telephone survey conducted on April 9-10, 2013, the person being interviewed if he would vote for a law in his state that would increase the gas tax up to 20 cents was asked a gallon, with the new gas tax money going to improve roads and bridges and build more mass transportation in his state Po ssible responses were vote for, vote against, and no opinion. Two hundred ninety five res they would vote for the law, 672 said they would vote against the law, and 51 said they had no opinion (gallup website, June 14,2013) a. Do the responses for this question provide categorical or quantitative data? b. What was the sample size for this gallup poll? c. What percentage of respondents would vote for a law increasing the gas tax? d. Do the results indicate general support for or against increasing the gas tax to improve roads and bridges and build more mass transportation?Explanation / Answer
(a) Answer - Categorical data
(b) Sample size ( n ) = vote for + vote against + no opinion
= 295 + 672 + 51
= 1018
Answer - Sample Size (n) = 1018
(c) Number of vote for = 295
So, percentage = (295/1018) * 100
= 28.98%
Answer - Percentage of people who voted for = 28.98%