A city council has requested a household survey be conducted in a suburban area of their city.
Question:
A city council has requested a household survey be conducted in a suburban area of their city. The area is broken into many distinct and unique neighborhoods, some including large homes, some with only apartments, and others a diverse mixture of housing structures. For each part below, identify the sampling methods described, and describe the statistical pros and cons of the method in the city's context.
(a) Randomly sample 200 households from the city.
(b) Divide the city into 20 neighborhoods, and sample 10 households from each neighborhood.
(c) Divide the city into 20 neighborhoods, randomly sample 3 neighborhoods, and then sample all households from those 3 neighborhoods.
(d) Divide the city into 20 neighborhoods, randomly sample 8 neighborhoods, and then randomly sample 50 households from those neighborhoods.
(e) Sample the 200 households closest to the city council offices.
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OpenIntro Statistics
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