Answer:
a) Response error
b) coverage error
c) coverage error
Step-by-step explanation:
Given situation:
(a) You want to know about the dating habits of college students, so you go to a dorm meeting and ask students how many dates they have had in the last year.
Solution:
In such situations the dating habits is a private matter for every individual and would not be truy expressed or conveyed in a dorm meeting. The true response would either be false or hidden in context of a public gathering.. So the likely error would be " Response error"
Given situation:
b) You want to know how often people attend religious services, so you stand outside a particular church on Sunday and ask entering individuals how often they attend.
Solution:
The collection of sample from a "particular" church limits the diversity of responses. The spread of the data might be skewed to certain geographical or population or ethnical locations. A better coverage would be recommended for accurate sampling. Hence, "coverage error"
Given situation:
(c) You want to know how often people eat at McDonald's, so you stand outside a particular McDonald's and ask entering customers how often they eat at McDonald's.
Solution:
The collection of sample from a "particular" McDonalds limits the diversity of responses. The spread of the data might be skewed to certain geographical or population or ethnical or lifestyles. A better coverage would be recommended for accurate sampling. Hence, "coverage error"
