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Argosy University/ Phoniex University/
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Phoniex University
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How many children are in your family?
A teacher asks her class, “How many children are there in your family, including yourself?” The mean response is about 3 children. According to the 2000 census, families that have children average
1.86 children. Why is a sample like this biased toward higher outcomes?
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Bad survey questions. Write your own examples of bad sample survey questions.
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(a) Write a biased question designed to get one answer rather than another.
(b) Write a question that is confusing, so that it is hard to answer.
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