SCENARIO 2-6
A sample of 200 students at a Big-Ten university was taken after the midterm to ask them whether they went bar hopping the weekend before the midterm or spent the weekend studying,and whether they did well or poorly on the midterm.The following table contains the result.

-Referring to Scenario 2-6,if the sample is a good representation of the population,we can expect _____percent of the students in the population to spend the weekend studying and do poorly on the midterm.
A)10
B)20
C)45
D)50

Question

SCENARIO 2-6
A sample of 200 students at a Big-Ten university was taken after the midterm to ask them whether they went bar hopping the weekend before the midterm or spent the weekend studying,and whether they did well or poorly on the midterm.The following table contains the result.
 
-Referring to Scenario 2-6,if the sample is a good representation of the population,we can expect _____percent of the students in the population to spend the weekend studying and do poorly on the midterm.
A)10 
B)20 
C)45 
D)50

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

If the sample is a good representation of the population, the percentage of students in the sample who spend the weekend studying and do poorly on the midterm should reflect the percentage in the entire population. Since the scenario suggests 10% of the sample fits this description, we can expect the same percentage in the population.

SCENARIO 2-6 A Sample of 200 Students at a Big-Ten University Was