Introductory Statistics 9th Edition

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.2 - Calculating Probability - Exercises - Page 139: 4.16

Answer

Relative frequency approach.

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This is because the various outcomes for the experiment are not equally likely. Furthermore, the results obtained are just an approximation of the probability that a randomly selected adult is in favor of keeping the Social Security system or against it. Every time the economist repeats this experiment he may obtain a different probability for this event.
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