A survey asked respondents to indicate their level of satisfaction with government spending. The results are show below.
$\begin{array} { c c }
\hline \text { Response } & \text { Number } \
\hline \text { Very satisfied } & 775 \
\text { Somewhat satisfied } & 4,278 \
\text { Dissatisfied } & 7,375 \
\hline \text { Total } & 12,428
\end{array}$
Assume this is a simple random sample from a population. Use the Empirical Method to estimate the Probability that a person is dissatisfied with government's spending?
A) 0.407
B) 0.593
C) 0.633
D) 0.33

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A survey asked respondents to indicate their level of satisfaction with government spending. The results are show below.
 $\begin{array} { c c } 
\hline \text { Response } & \text { Number } \
\hline \text { Very satisfied } & 775 \
\text { Somewhat satisfied } & 4,278 \
\text { Dissatisfied } & 7,375 \
\hline \text { Total } & 12,428
\end{array}$
 Assume this is a simple random sample from a population. Use the Empirical Method to estimate the Probability that a person is dissatisfied with government's spending?
A) 0.407
B) 0.593
C) 0.633
D) 0.33

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To estimate the probability that a person is dissatisfied with the government's spending, we need to find the proportion of people who responded as dissatisfied out of the total sample. Using the Empirical Method, we can estimate this proportion as follows:

proportion = number of dissatisfied / total sample size
proportion = 7,375 / 12,428
proportion ≈ 0.593

Therefore, the best choice is B, with an estimated probability of 0.593.

A Survey Asked Respondents to Indicate Their Level of Satisfaction