In: Statistics and Probability
The Pew Research Center conducted the Global Attitudes Survey in spring 2017 in multiple countries. In Canada, a random sample of 1,022 adults were surveyed.2 In Russia, a random sample of 1,002 adults were surveyed.3 One question asked was “How closely do you follow news specifically about the United States?”4 The proportion of Canadian adults who said they follow US news closely was 0.78 while the proportion of Russian adults who said they follow US news closely was 0.48. The standard error for Canada was 0.036 and Russia was 0.04.
a. Describe the parameters of interest in context.
b. What are the 95% confidence intervals?
Canada:
Russia:
c. Interpret the 95% confidence intervals.
Canada:
Russia:
d. Do the intervals overlap? What does that tell us about the difference in the proportion of adults who say they follow US news closely for the two different countries?