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Q: In polling what are random samples?
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Before George Gallup which characteristic did polling samples often have?

biased


In a scientific opinion polling a random sample is used to avoid?

bias.


Before George Gallup polling samples were often?

Before George Gallup, polling samples were often small and not scientifically selected, leading to biased or unreliable results. Gallup revolutionized polling by using rigorous sampling methods to ensure accurate representation of the population, making his polls more trustworthy and influential.


Will all random samples from a given population have the same mean?

Data from random samples will not always include the same values. Values are chosen randomly and they may or may not be the same. So means will vary among random samples.


Why are random samples hard to obtain?

Cus


Scientific polling uses part of the population to measure the whole This sample must be?

random


When are two random samples independent?

z test


When are two random samples dependent?

Two random samples are dependent if each data value in one sample can be paired with a corresponding data value in the other sample.


Why are random samples more representative of the population than other kinds of samples?

A 'random' sample - covers all age groups, genders, and other criteria. A 'targeted' sample might only cover a small part of the population.


What type of sampling produces representative samples?

random sampling


How many simple random samples of size 5 can be selected from a population of size 35?

There are 324,632 possible samples.


Different types of random and non random sampling?

stratified sampling, in which the population is divided into classes, and random samples are taken from each class;cluster sampling, in which a unit of the sample is a group such as a household; andsystematic sampling, which refers to samples chosen by any system other than random selection.