Each inhabitant of a remote village always tells the truth or always lies. a villager will only give "yes" or "no" response to a question a tourist asks. suppose you are a tourist visiting this area and come to a fork in the road. one branch leads to the ruins you want to visit; the other leads deep into the jungle. a villager is standing at the fork in the road. what one question can you ask the villager to determine which branch to take?

Unaware that 35% of the 10000 voters in his constituency support him, a politician decides to estimate his political strength. a sample of 200 voters shows that 40% support him. a. what is the population? b. what is the parameter of interest? state its value c. what is the statistics of the interest? state its value d. compare your answers in (b) and (c) is it surprising they are different? if the politician were to sample another 200 voters, which of the two numbers would most likely change? explain