you will be searching for where sampling has been used in the media within the past four weeks. You will want to choose a source that is supposed to have real journalism, not satirical journalism like The Onion. Once you have identified where sampling has been done and statistics have been used, you will answer the prompts

1. Identify the article and provide a link. (Remember: original article must have been posted within the past four weeks.)

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URL of Article: Click here to type in your answer.

Date article was posted: Click here to type in your answer.

Brief description of statistics studied in article: Click here to type in your answer.

1. What is the sample and what is the population for this situation?

Please remember that a sample is more than just a subset of a population. A sample is meant to be representative of the population.

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1. What type of sampling was used and could it be biased?

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Potential Bias: Click here to type in your answer.

1. Could the statistics presented be misleading? Explain.

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1. Identify which variables were used in the situation, and classify those variables using terms such as discrete, continuous, qualitative, quantitative, etc.

Remember that a variable will be some sort of recordable quality for each member of the sample. Examples could include height, weight, eye color, etc.

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