During the spring of 2010, the news media were already conducting opinion polls that tracked the fortunes
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"If Barack Obama were the Democratic Party's candidate and [see below] were the Republican Party's candidate, who would you be more likely to vote for: Obama, the Democrat, or [see below], the Republican?" If unsure: "As of today, who do you lean more toward?"
The results were based on a sample taken April 9-11,
2010, of 907 registered voters nationwide.
a. If the pollsters were planning to use these results to predict the outcome of the 2012 presidential election, describe the population of interest to them.
b. Describe the actual population from which the sample was drawn.
c. Some pollsters prefer to select a sample of "likely" voters. What is the difference between "registered voters" and "likely voters"? Why is this important?
d. Is the sample selected by the pollsters representative of the population described in part a? Explain.
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Introduction To Probability And Statistics
ISBN: 9781133103752
14th Edition
Authors: William Mendenhall, Robert Beaver, Barbara Beaver
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