Dairy inspectors visit farms unannounced and take samples of the milk to test for contamination. If the milk is found to contain dirt, antibiotics, or other foreign matter, the milk will be destroyed and the farm reinspected until purity is restored.
Identify the following items (if possible). If you can't tell, then say so—this often happens when we read about a survey.
a) The population
b) The population parameter of interest
c) The sampling frame
d) The sample
e) The sampling method, including whether or not randomization was employed
f) Who (if anyone) was left out of the study.
g) Any potential sources of bias you can detect and any problems you see in generalizing to the population of interest