Television stations sometimes solicit feedback volunteered by viewers about a televised event. Following a televised debate between

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Television stations sometimes solicit feedback volunteered by viewers about a televised event. Following a televised debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 U. S. presidential election campaign, a TV station conducted a telephone poll to determine the “winner.” Callers were given two phone numbers, one for Obama and the other for Romney, to register their opinions automatically.
(a) Comment on whether or not this was a random sample.
(b) How might this poll have been improved?
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ISBN: 9781118450536

10th Edition

Authors: Robert S. Witte, John S. Witte

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