John Is the Manager at a Fast Food Restaurant and Would

question 37

Multiple Choice

John is the manager at a fast food restaurant and would like to determine the average number of cars waiting for their order in the drive-through line during his hours of operation. Every day at noontime, he counts the number of cars in the drive-through. Because of the lunchtime traffic, his survey overestimates the actual average throughout the day. This error is due to

• A)sampling error.
• B)nonsampling error.
• C)periodicity.
• D)nonprobability error.

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