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Identify following case whether biased or unbiased: Surveying the entire school for holding a senior prom.
Answer to Problem 13.7.2EP
Surveying the entire school for holding a senior prom is an example of convenience type biased sample.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Surveying the entire school for holding a senior prom.
Calculations:
Here, we have to justify whether given example is biased or unbiased.
Biased samples are the samples that are most likely to be considered than others in whole population.
Unbiased samples are the samples in which almost all members are included in the population
Given example is convenience type biased sample in which every student in the school is surveyed.
Conclusion:
Therefore, we are able to define whether given sample is biased or unbiased.
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