International Communications Research ICR conducted the 2008

International Communications Research (ICR) conducted the 2008 Spring Cleaning Survey for the Soap and Detergent Association. ICR questioned 777 American adults who spring­clean about which spring­cleaning chore they would like to hire someone to do for them. The “chore” results were: 47% washing windows, 23% cleaning the bathroom, 12% cleaning the kitchen, 8% dusting, 7% mopping, 3% other.

a) What is the population?
b) How many people were polled?
c)What information was obtained from each person?

Solution

a)

The population is all American adults who springclean.

b)

777 people are polled.

c)

Which spring­cleaning chore they would like to hire someone to do for them.