SOLUTION: A certain organization wants to know the opinion of the adult residents, 18 years of age or older, of Johnson City about banning smoking in all public restaurants. Specifically, th

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Question 744501: A certain organization wants to know the opinion of the adult residents, 18 years of age or older, of Johnson City about banning smoking in all public restaurants. Specifically, they want to know what proportion of those adults are in favor of banning smoking in all public restaurants. They organize a survey and select a simple random sample of 200 adult residents and ask them "Do you think that smoking should be banned from all public restaurants?" In the sample, 140 people answered "yes." What is the population of interest in this case?

Question 1 options:






The 200 adults surveyed.






The people that belong to the organization.





All people of Johnson City.





All adult residents (18 years or older) of Johnson City.

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