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Chapter 1.3, Problem 5BSC

Exercises 5–8 refer to the study of an association between which ear is used for cell phone calls and whether the subject is left-handed or right-handed. The study is reported in “Hemispheric Dominance and Cell Phone Use,” by Seidman et al., JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, Vol. 139, No. 5. The study began with a survey e-mailed to 5000people belonging to an otology online group, and 717 surveys were returned. (Otology relates to the ear and hearing.)

5. Sampling Method What type of sampling best describes the way in which the 717 subjects were chosen: simple random sample, systematic sample, convenience sample, stratified sample, cluster sample? Does the method of sampling appear to adversely affect the quality of the results?

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Solution Summary: The author explains that the sampling method used is convenience sampling, which appears to adversely affect the quality of the results.

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