Suppose That the Local Newspaper Asks Its Readers to Tear

question 64

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the local newspaper asks its readers to tear out a form from the paper, and indicate on it whether or not they are for or against allowing user fees to be imposed for medical services. Seventy-five percent of those who respond are against user fees. What can we conclude?

• A) Most people in your city are opposed to user fees
• B) Most readers of the newspaper are opposed to user fees
• C) The results are not interpretable because the sampling process is unrepresentative
• D) The findings apply only to readers of that newspaper
• E) people who opposed user fees are newspaper readers

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