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Tue M.

Hoang
Statistics 2 Block 2
7 March 2014
P476 #1 8 all
1. a) The population of interest here is the 1008 national adults, aged 18 and older.
b) The sampling frame is the telephone interviews survey conducted on April 2-5,
2007.
c) The problems that should be of concern are question wording and systematic bias
error in conducting the surveys practically with 95% confidence.
Success/Failure condition: np and nq are both greater than 10.

2. a) The population: all subscribers of the Consumers Union
b) The population parameter of interest: those subscribers who had used alternative
medical treatments.
d) The sample: 20% of those responding reported
e) The sampling method: the randomization method was employed because we do
not know in advance whether a subscriber had taken alternative medical
treatments, and whether or not it brought benefits.
f) Potential bias problems: The bias could be on those subscribers who are wealthy
enough to afford alternative medical treatments.
Success/Failure condition: np and nq are both greater than 10.

3. The stations faulty prediction is more likely to be a result of bias because the
bias could be on those who did not want to phone in and report their votes. In
other words, only those who were willing to phone to report their votes are counted
in the prediction, which obviously does not reflect the whole population accurately.

4. The newspapers faulty prediction is again more likely to be a result of bias
because many people did not read the newspaper or know about the poll they were
conducting. In other words, only those subscribers of the newspaper knew about the
poll and gave their opinions, so the prediction could not reflect the whole population
accurately.

5. Possible biases in the example:
- Only those who live near the childrens playground at the municipal park.
- Only those who care about childrens playground size
- Only those who are somehow affected by the possible enlargement of the childrens
playground at the municipal park.

6. a) The population of interest here is the 1008 national adults, aged 18 and older.
b) The sampling frame is the telephone interviews survey conducted on April 2-5,
2007.
c) The problems that should be of concern are question wording and systematic bias
error in conducting the surveys practically with 95% confidence.

7. a) The population of interest here is the 1008 national adults, aged 18 and older.
b) The sampling frame is the telephone interviews survey conducted on April 2-5,
2007.
c) The problems that should be of concern are question wording and systematic bias
error in conducting the surveys practically with 95% confidence.

8. a) The population of interest here is the 1008 national adults, aged 18 and older.
b) The sampling frame is the telephone interviews survey conducted on April 2-5,
2007.
c) The problems that should be of concern are question wording and systematic bias
error in conducting the surveys practically with 95% confidence.
Success/Failure condition: np and nq are both greater than 10.

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