question archive A newspaper provided a? "snapshot" illustrating poll results from 1910 professionals who interview job applicants
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A newspaper provided a? "snapshot" illustrating poll results from 1910 professionals who interview job applicants. The illustration showed that? 26% of them said the biggest interview turnoff is that the applicant did not make an effort to learn about the job or the company. The margin of error was given as ±3 percentage points. What important feature of the poll was? omitted?
The confidence level
The sample size
The point estimate
The confidence interval
confidence level is not provided.
detailed answer attached below.
Step-by-step explanation
Sample size = 1910?
Point estimate: 26% i.e. p = 0.26
Confidence interval: plus or minus ±3 percentage points around the point estimate.? i.e. 0.26 +(-) 0.03
Confidence level is not provided.
It is often? 95%, but media reports often neglect to identify it.