Concept explainers
For Exercises 1-6, choose the correct letter.
A town wants to know the number of cell phones in each household. The town divides the population up by neighborhood and surveys a random number of households in each. What type of survey is this?
F. biased
G. random
H. systematic
I. stratified
Find the type of survey.
Answer to Problem 4STP
I
Explanation of Solution
Given:
A town wants to know the number of cell phones in each household.The town divides the population up by neighbourhood and surveys a random number of households in each.
Calculation:
Stratified sampling divides the population into groups called strata. Here it is divided by the characteristic of neighbours .A random sample is then taken from these strata and survey is done.So, the type is Stratified.
So , correct option is I.
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