Evaluate the Following Generalization(s), Identifying Sample, Population, Attribute of Interest

question 174

Essay

Evaluate the following generalization(s), identifying sample, population, attribute of interest, and the extent to which the claims involved are knowable. Consider carefully the size and diversification of the sample and the extent to which the population differs or may differ from the sample; remember, what's important is that the sample be representative.
Hamilton City was considering annexing a portion of land adjacent to the city limits where construction of a subdivision was planned. To determine what the residents of the town thought about this annexation and about municipal growth in general, the city council had a poll taken. One thousand of the city's fifteen thousand registered voters were randomly selected and asked three questions: (1) Do you favor no growth, modest growth, or accelerated growth for Hamilton City? (2) Do you favor annexation of the eight-hundred-acre Osborne parcel north of town and its planned subdivision? (3) Should the city enter into agreements with developers promising to supply city services, such as sewers and street maintenance, in return for the added tax revenue the developer's projects will produce? The results of this survey were taken to be the "official" opinion of the voters of Hamilton City.

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Definitions:

Mutually Exclusive

Two events or propositions that cannot both be true or occur at the same time.

Jointly Exhaustive

A set of options or categories is collectively comprehensive, covering all possible scenarios or outcomes.

Consistent Principle

A rule or concept that does not contradict itself and remains uniform across various situations or applications.

Essential Attributes

Fundamental qualities or characteristics that define or make up the essence of something.