Question

A survey of drivers began by randomly sampling all listed residential telephone numbers in the United States. Of 45,956 calls to these numbers, 5029 were completed. The goal of the survey was to estimate how far people drive, on average, per day. What was the rate of nonresponse for this sample?

Answer 1

Answer:

The rate of non response for this sample is 89.05%.

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of listed residential telephone numbers in the United States = 45,956

Number of telephone numbers on which call completed = 5029

So, the number of calls not completed = $45956-5029=40927$

The rate of non response for this sample is = $\frac{40927}{45956}$

= 0.8905

And in percentage it is 89.05%.