Calculate the confidence interval: Of the 998 respondents questioned, 246 identified themselves as Catholic

What was the ideal response?


ANSWER: 0.25 ± 0.03 or the percentage of the population which is Catholic is between 22% and 28%.

Sociology

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The introduction of the 2010 Affordable Care Act was inspired by the sentiments of which former U.S. president?

a. Franklin D. Roosevelt b. Theodore Roosevelt c. Lyndon Baines Johnson d. Ronald Reagan

Sociology

A gamma computed on the relationship between marital happiness and amount of TV viewing is +0.78. This means that

a. if we know how pairs of couples compare on TV viewing, we would be 78% better off predicting their ranks on marital happiness. b. happily married couples don't watch TV. c. couples that watch a lot of TV tend to be unhappy. d. TV causes divorce.

Sociology

Sociologists conduct reviews of literature to do which of the following?

A. Refine the problem under study. B. Determine whether a research study is in fact feasible. C. Identify potential sources of funding. D. Analyze the data and formulate conclusions.

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