The local Girl Scout troupe wants to know how to price the raffle tickets for their up-coming
Question:
The local Girl Scout troupe wants to know how to price the raffle tickets for their up-coming fund drive. To find out what people are willing to pay for a ticket to win a romantic weekend in Gatlinburg, they use a survey and solicit customers entering a local Kroger’s grocery to take the survey. Survey takers are asked if they would buy a $10 ticket with the following possible responses: maybe, never, probably, and certainly.
• Determine whether this study corresponds to an observational study or an experiment.
• Are these responses qualitative or quantitative?
• Determine which of the four levels of measurement is most appropriate for these responses.
• Identify the population of this study.
• Identify the sample of this study.
• Identify the sampling methods.
• Is this sample likely to be representative of the population? Explain your answer