Concept explainers
To find: Whether the given situation describes a survey, an experiment, or an observational study.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The given situation is about travel.
Concept used:
Survey: In a survey, data are collected from the responses given by members of a population regarding their characteristics, behaviours, or opinions.
Experiment: In an experiment, the sample is divided into two groups:
- An experiment group that undergoes a change, and
- A control group that does not undergoes the change.
Observational study: In an observational study, members of a sample are measures or observed without being affected by the study.
In the given situation, 250 members are asked to determine their favourite vacation destination, so as per the definition of the survey that is data are collected from the responses given by members of a population regarding their characteristics, behaviours, or opinions, the given situation is a survey.
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