in the upcoming election, a new state proposa...
in the upcoming election, a new state proposal is appearing on the ballot. this proposal would lower taxes for state citizens earning less than $50,000 a year. you conduct a survey using a random sample to see how many people are in favor of the proposal. you ask participants to rate how much they support vs. oppose the proposal on the following scale:\n| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |\n| strongly oppose | moderately oppose | slightly oppose | neutral/undecided | slightly support | moderately support | strongly support |\nthe participant responses from your survey were: 7, 2, 6, 7, 3, 5, 5, 3, 2, 1\nwhat is the best estimate of state citizens, in general, that support the proposal?\no 4.6\no 4.1\no 4\no 5
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# Explanation:
## Step1: Calculate sum of responses
$7 + 2+6 + 7+3 + 5+5 + 3+2 + 1=41$
## Step2: Calculate number of responses
There are 10 responses.
## Step3: Calculate the mean
The mean $\bar{x}=\frac{41}{10}=4.1$
# Answer:
4.1