Which of the following statements best describes the main difference between a survey and a census?
A questionnaire on a table at a shopping centre was completed by 100 shoppers.
The results were used to claim that the average amount of money spent by Australians increased from the previous year.
Which one of the following biases makes this survey questionable?
A 1992 Roper poll found that 22% of Americans say that the Holocaust may not have happened. The actual question asked in the poll was: Does it seem possible or impossible to you that the Nazi extermination of the Jews never happened?and 22% responded “Possible.” The results of this poll cannot be trusted because
To assess the opinion of students about campus safety at your campus of Monash University, a reporter for the student newspaper interviews 15 students she meets walking on your campus late at night who are willing to give their opinion.
Reference: Ref 7-3The biggest problem with this sample is that it is
Each month the census bureau mails survey forms to 250,000 households asking questions about the people living in the household and about such things as motor vehicles and housing costs. Telephone calls are made to households that don't return the form. In one month, responses were obtained from 240,000 of the households contacted.
Reference: Ref 7-1The population of interest is
Taxpayers in a population are listed in order of increasing income, with people with the lowest incomes listed first. A sample is selected by randomly choosing one of the first 1000 names, then choosing every 1000th name from that point forward.
What is the type of sampling design in this approach?
Each month the census bureau mails survey forms to 250,000 households asking questions about the people living in the household and about such things as motor vehicles and housing costs. Telephone calls are made to households that don't return the form. In one month, responses were obtained from 240,000 of the households contacted.
Reference: Ref 7-1The sample is
Decide if the sample is representative (or not) of the population for the question of interest in the following survey. Question: Proportion of people who intend to vote in the next Federal election. Sample: 100 soccer fans at a soccer game. Population: All voters in the next Federal election.