Which of the following statements is appropriate about the proportion of the population who favor one-way streets?

Highway planners decided to make a main street in West Lafayette, Indiana, a one-way street. The Lafayette Journal and Courier took a one-day poll by inviting readers to call a telephone number to record their comments. The next day, the paper reported: "Journal and Courier readers overwhelmingly prefer two-way traffic flow in West Lafayette's Village area to one-way streets. By nearly a 7-1 margin, callers to the newspaper's Express Yourself opinion line on Wednesday complained about the one-way streets that have been in place since May. Of the 98 comments received, all but 14 said no to one-way."

Which of the following statements is appropriate about the proportion of the population who favor one-way streets?



A.
The proportion of the population who favor one-way streets is probably equal to the proportion 14/98 in the sample.
B.
The proportion of the population who favor one-way streets is probably larger than the proportion 14/98 in the sample.
C.
The proportion of the population who favor one-way streets is probably smaller than the proportion 14/98 in the sample.


Answer: B.
The proportion of the population who favor one-way streets is probably larger than the proportion 14/98 in the sample.


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