Which of the Following Is Not an Example of a Probability

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of a probability sample?

• A)Asking listeners to call in and vote in a football radio phone-in poll with either a yes or no response.
• B)Selecting every 5th name on a list of 100 participants in alphabetical order in order to randomly sample 20% of the group.
• C)A random sample of hospital patients is selected to receive a questionnaire about the helpfulness of volunteers on the children's ward.
• D)A random sample of participants by age group (20-24,25-29,30-34,35-39)selected as a ratio of the overall population.

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Definitions:

CORE

The Congress of Racial Equality, a U.S.-based civil rights organization founded in 1942 that played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement, particularly in challenges to segregation.

SNCC

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a key organization in the American Civil Rights Movement advocating for civil rights through nonviolent protest.

Kerner Report

A report released in 1968 by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders that identified racism and social inequality as the primary causes of urban riots.

Urban Riots

Violent disturbances or upheavals that occur in urban areas, often as a result of social grievances or tensions.