Professional Sample Surveys Use Careful Random Samples, Usually by Randomly

question 5

Multiple Choice

Professional sample surveys use careful random samples, usually by randomly dialing telephone numbers, to come close to an SRS. But the results that a sample survey actually obtains may be strongly biased because

• A) the typical sample size of 1000 or 1500 people is too small.
• B) the margin of error is too large.
• C) surveys report only what their sponsors want to hear.
• D) many people refuse to respond to telephone surveys.

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