Posted: August 24th, 2016

Researchers examined literacy and magazine reading in Tasmanian adults. They interviewed 300 people and found that 19 people were illiterate and 281people were literate

QUESTION 1 (3 points)
Researchers examined literacy and magazine reading in Tasmanian adults. They interviewed 300 people and found that 19 people were illiterate and 281people were literate. Of the 281 literate people, the majority (84.2%) read magazines once a week, spending an average of 1.2 hours reading them per week.

For this study, please match the items with their correct concept.

ITEMS:
What is the population?

1.2 hours is an example of what?

The 300 interviewed people are an example of what?

CORRECT CONCEPT:

a. population
b. sample
c. parameter
d. Tasmanian adults
e. statistic
f. 281 literate people
g. 300 people
h. 19/300 is an underestimation of the number of illiterate people in Tasmania