A Study Attempted to Estimate the Proportion of Florida Residents

question 48

Multiple Choice

A study attempted to estimate the proportion of Florida residents who were willing to spend
More tax dollars on protecting the beaches from environmental disasters.Twenty-five hundred
Florida residents were surveyed.What type of data collection procedure was most likely used to
Collect the data for this study?

• A) A designed experiment
• B) A published source
• C) A random sample
• D) Observational data

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Definitions:

Cognitive Biases

Systematic patterns of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment, causing illogical conclusions or decision making.

Heuristics

Simple, efficient rules or methods used to form judgments and make decisions, based on limited and often personal data, rather than exhaustive analysis.

Deliberative Processes

A method of collective decision-making in which participants engage in careful discussion and consideration of issues, options, and their implications before reaching a decision.

Human-Brain Activity

The processes and functions of the brain, including cognitive and neurological activities, that enable consciousness, perception, thinking, judgement, and memory.