Question

A state official wants to know which party the voters in his state feel is best qualified to lead the country over the next 10 years. He mails a questionnaire on this subject to a SRS of 1600 voters in his state. His staff reports that 325 questionnaires have been returned, of these 241 respondents feel the Democratic Party is best qualified to lead the country over the next 10 years.
1. The sample is:__________
A. the voters in his state
B. the 325 questionnaires returned
C. the 241 voters who feel the Democratic Party is best qulified
D. the 1600 voters receiving the questionnaire
2. This is an example of:___________
A. a survey containing nonresponse
B. a survey with little bias because a large SRS was used
C. a survey with little bias since the voters know what they want.
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

1. B

2. C

Step-by-step explanation:

1. B

The sample of any set would be smaller version of a larger group. It is often a subset that contains some or all the characteristics of the main set, or the larger general population. The usage of samples comes into play in statistics when the population sizes of interest are too large for the test to contain all the needed members for it to take place. So, from this question, the sample size is the 325 questionnaires that were returned in the first place.

2. C

I thin the answer is survey with little bias since the voters know what they want. This is because while answering the survey, the voters know who they want to vote for upfront, and didn't need to gave their mind change by anyone on the survey.