A city government administers a survey to voters regarding proposed legislation for local school funding. The results are shown in the relative frequency table.
Voter Survey For Against Undecided Total
Ages: 18-21 0.26 0.2 0.53 0.5
Ages: 22-32 0.15 0.11 0.11 0.04
Ages: 33-43 0.23 0.05 0.05 0.12
Ages: 44-54 0.18 0.48 0.18 0.14
Ages: Over 55 0.18 0.16 0.13 0.2
Total 1 1 1 1
The government wants to assure that the proposed legislation passes the public vote. In order to do this, the government wants to concentrate on the largest number of undecided voters. What age group should the government target?
A.
Ages: 18-21
B.
Ages: 33-43
C.
Ages: 44-54
D.
Ages: 22-32
To determine the age group with the largest number of undecided voters, we need to look at the respective frequencies for the "Undecided" category in each age group.
For the age group "Ages: 18-21", the frequency for "Undecided" is 0.53.
For the age group "Ages: 22-32", the frequency for "Undecided" is 0.11.
For the age group "Ages: 33-43", the frequency for "Undecided" is 0.05.
For the age group "Ages: 44-54", the frequency for "Undecided" is 0.18.
For the age group "Ages: Over 55", the frequency for "Undecided" is 0.13.
Therefore, the age group with the largest number of undecided voters is "Ages: 18-21".
The correct answer is:
A. Ages: 18-21