Homework SourseFor each of the following use critical thinking to address t
For each of the following, use critical thinking to address thekey issue. (To receive full credit your response must addressstatistical concepts using appropriate statisticalterminology.)
a. You plan to take a survey of 200 people. The planis to talk to every 10th person coming out of the schoollibrary. Is there a problem with your plan?
b. A questionnaire is sent to 10,000 persons. 5,000 respondto the questionnaire. 3,000 of the respondents say that they“love chocolate ice cream”. We conclude that 60%of people love chocolate ice cream. What is wrong withthis survey?
Solution
a) The sampling method here used is systematicsampling and there is no problem with this plant
b) Since the non response is very high i.e.,50% there fore there is a chance of getting wrong conclusion inthis survey.
