Chapter 11, Problem 8CR

To determine

To Describe: The way to correct the flaw.

Answer to Problem 8CR

Reword the question, ask ,” should the city replace the police cars it is currently using?”

Explanation of Solution

Given:

“Do you think the city should replace the outdated police cars it is using?”

Calculation:

In this question, explain whether the survey question may be biased or otherwise introduce bias into the survey.

Given questions is a biased question because it encourages a yes response by making the surveyed people feel as if the police cars are outdated and it is a good idea to replace them.

One way to correct this flaw is to reword the question, for example, ask ,” should the city replace the police cars it is currently using?”

Conclusion:

Hence, reword the question, ” should the city replace the police cars it is currently using?”