In general, the larger a sample is, Select one: O O O O Suppose a quality control inspector pulls every tenth can of soup from a conveyor belt to ensure that the cans are filled to capacity. How should this procedure be evaluated? a. The smaller the confidence level becomes. b. The more likely it is that it will be biased. c. The more difficult it becomes to avoid atypical cases. d. The greater the standard deviation becomes. e. The more closely it represents the population. Select one: C a. The sample may not be a random sample. O b. The sample is certainly a random sample. O c. The procedure is defective because it fails to specify which can is selected first. O d. The procedure calls for an excessively large sample. O e. The sample is not large enough for the kind of test being done. A sample that is not representative of the population from which it is drawn is said to be: Select one: O a. Compromised. O b. Contaminated. c. Unresponsive. d. Biased. e. Distorted. O O Suppose that a survey is taken of the adult residents of a town, and one of the questions asked during the interview is whether the person responding graduated from high school. Can the responses to this question be trusted? Select one: C a. No, because most of the respondents would refuse to answer this question. O O b. No, because the number of 'yes' answers would probably be skewed downward. c. No, because the number of 'yes' answers would probably be skewed upward. d. Yes, because the respondents are adults. O O e. Yes, because the question is very straightforward. Say you want to find out how many people in Victoria support a bill to spend $ 4 million to build a new bridge at Johnson St. downtown. Which of the following ways to pick a sample would most likely generate a random sample? Select one: C a. Choose people who live downtown. b. Choose people who pay property taxes. O c. Choose people who use the Johnson St. bridge. C d. Choose people who are high school teachers. O e. Choose people who work in construction.