Data, Sampling, and Variation in Data and Sampling · Try It 8
A local radio station has a fan base of 20,000 listeners. The station wants to know if its audience would prefer more music or more talk shows. Asking all 20,000 listeners is an almost impossible task.
The station uses convenience sampling and surveys the first 200 people they meet at one of the station’s music concert events. Twenty-four people said they’d prefer more talk shows, and 176 people said they’d prefer more music.
Do you think that this sample is representative of (or is characteristic of) the entire 20,000 listener population?
OpenStax, Statistics · §1.2 Data, Sampling, and Variation in Data and Sampling · Try It 8
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