Chapter 8, Problem T8.9SPT

To determine

To find: Whether the fact that some adults do not own telephones is accounted by the margin of error.

Answer to Problem T8.9SPT

Sampling variability is accounted by the margin of error.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

Sample size ( n ) = 1234

Margin of error ( E ) = 3% = 0.03.

The sampling error is accounted by the margin of error. Here, some adults that do not own telephones cannot be considered as the sampling error rather it is a non-response and response bias. The selection bias, response bias and non-response bias are not the example of sampling errors.

Hence, the correct option is (e).