1. A political party sends a mail survey to 1500 randomly selected registered voters in a community. The survey asks respondents to give an opinion about the job performance of the current president. Of the 1500 surveys sent out, 480 are returned, and of these, only 120 show that the respondent is satisfied with the president's job performance. Which of the following statements is correct: a. The population consists of the 1500 registered voters in the community selected to receive the survey. b. The nonresponse rate is 0.92 c. The sample consists of the 120 respondents satisfied with the president's job performance. d. The population is all registered voters in the community.

1. A political party sends a mail survey to 1500 randomly selected registered voters in a community. The survey asks respondents to give an opinion about the job performance of the current president. Of the 1500 surveys sent out, 480 are returned, and of these, only 120 show that the respondent is satisfied with the president's job performance. Which of the following statements is correct: a. The population consists of the 1500 registered voters in the community selected to receive the survey. b. The nonresponse rate is 0.92 c. The sample consists of the 120 respondents satisfied with the president's job performance. d. The population is all registered voters in the community.

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

6th Edition

ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

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