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Question 64

In a region, 70% of households are urban and 30% are rural. A survey samples 40 urban households and 60 rural households. Of these, 24 urban households and 48 rural households support a proposal.

a.

Calculate the proportion supporting the proposal within each group.

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b.

Calculate a population-weighted estimate of the overall proportion of households that support the proposal.

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c.

Explain why using the unweighted sample proportion would be misleading.

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2 Unit AS 2: Applied Mathematics Questions

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