1. Solve the following

a. Gary surveyed 10 of the 50 people on the top floor and askedthem about their favorite flavor of soda. Determine whether this isa population or sample and next describe the parameter orstatistic.

b. Johnny is studying the most commonly purchased vegetables ina small town. He samples the population by dividing the town intoblocks and randomly selecting a proportionate number of people fromeach block. He then collects data from the sample. What type ofsampling is used?

c. Betsy is collecting data on the amount of time shoppersspend inside of a particular large department store. She standsoutside the department store and surveys every 10th shopper whoexits. What type of sampling is used?

d. David wants to study the highest level of education for alladults in his city. He sits outside the library and collects datafrom everyone who enters. What type of sampling is used?

e. An airline wants to survey some of its passengers to collectdata on flight satisfaction. The airline chooses ten flights andsurveys every passenger on those flights. What type of sampling isused?

2. List at least 3 ways statistics can be misleading.

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