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Section 1.1 Homework Question 1
Section 1.1 Homework
1.
A newspaper posted this question on its website: “How often do you seek medical information online?” Of 1072 Internet users who chose to respond, 38% of them responded with “frequently.” What term is used to describe this type of survey in which the people surveyed consist of those who decided to respond? What is wrong with this type of sampling method?
What term is used to describe this type of survey? Select all that apply.
- The respondents are a voluntary response sample.
- The respondents are a self-selected sample.
- The respondents are a population.
- The respondents are a census.
What is wrong with this type of sampling method? Select all that apply.
- The survey question is “loaded,” or intentionally worded to elicit a desired response.
- Responses may not reflect the opinions of the general population.
- Many people may choose not to respond to the survey.
- It is too time consuming.
- It is too expensive.