Give the name of the kind of sampling that was most likely used in each of the
Question:
Give the name of the kind of sampling that was most likely used in each of the following cases:
a. a Wall Street Journal poll of 2,000 people to determine the president’s approval rating
b. a poll taken of each of the General Motors (GM)
dealerships in Ohio in December 2008 to determine an estimate of the average number of 2008-model Chevrolets not yet sold by GM dealerships in the United States
c. a quality assurance procedure within a Frito-Lay manufacturing plant that tests every 1,000th bag of Fritos Corn Chips produced to make sure the bag is sealed properly.
d. a sampling technique in which a random sample from each of the tax brackets is obtained by the Internal Revenue Service to audit tax returns
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Business Statistics A Decision Making Approach
ISBN: 9780136121015
8th Edition
Authors: David F. Groebner, Patrick W. Shannon, Phillip C. Fry, Kent D. Smith