Argue whether or not you believe using a sample of students from your schools cafeteria (you recruit
Question:
Argue whether or not you believe using a sample of students from your school’s cafeteria (you recruit the next 100 people to visit the cafeteria to participate) may or may not yield biased estimates based on the variable being measured/research question being investigated in each of the following situations.
a. Using the proportion of students with Type O blood to learn about the proportion of U.S. adults with Type O blood
b. Using the proportion of students who eat fast food regularly to learn about the proportion of U.S. college students who eat fast food regularly
c. Using the proportion of students who have brown hair to learn about the proportion of all students at your school who have brown hair
d. Using the proportion of students who have brown hair to learn about the proportion of all U.S. adults who have brown hair
Step by Step Answer:
Introduction To Statistical Investigations
ISBN: 9781118172148
1st Edition
Authors: Beth L.Chance, George W.Cobb, Allan J.Rossman Nathan Tintle, Todd Swanson Soma Roy