During a news broadcast a Topeka television station asked th

During a news broadcast a Topeka television station asked the question \" should liquor by the drink be allowed in Kansas?\" It subsequently recieved 372 phone responses in which 164 persons said \"NO\" and the rest said \"Yes\". Has the television station obtained a random sample of the people in its viewing area?

Solution

No, this is not a random sample of the people in the viewing area because those with a strong opinion on the matter are more likely to call in. A random sample of the population needs to be taken and their opinion asked in order for it to be able to be applied to everyone in the viewing area.