Essentials of Statistics (5th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32192-459-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-32192-459-9

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Statistics - 1-4 Collecting Sample Data - Page 32: 3

Answer

Population from which simple random sample (SRS) was collected:adult friends on the list; No, the results are not representative of general population of adults in US because the SRS of adult friends on list does not accurately represent all adults in the U.S.

Work Step by Step

In order for the results to be representative of the population, the simple random sample also generally comes from a large sample size that accurately represents the population it wants to test.
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