Elementary Statistics: A Step-by-Step Approach with Formula Card 9th Edition

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Chapter 14 - Sampling and Simulation - 14-2 Surveys and Questionnaire Design - Exercises 14-2 - Page 759: 1

Answer

$-Flaw:\:The\:question\:is\:biased\:and\:lacks\:a\:list\:of\:options.\\-Rewritten\:Question:\:Among\:the\:following\:artificial\:sweeteners,\:which\:do\:you\:think\:is\:least\:unhealthy:\:Sucaryl,\:Cologran,\:Aclame,\:Sweet'N\:Low?$

Work Step by Step

$A\:question\:is\:given\:as\:follows:\\Which\:type\:of\:artificial\:sweetener\:do\:you\:think\:is\:$ $the\:least\:unhealthy?$$\\We\:are\:supposed\:to\:identify\:the\:flaw\:involved\:in\:the\:above\:question\:$ $and\:rewrite\:the\:question\:following\:the\:survey\:guidelines.\\1.The\:above\:question\:is\:an\:open-ended\:question\:which\:is\:not\:$ $giving\:any\:list\:of\:artificial\:sweeteners.$ $\\2.The\:question\:itself\:is\:biased.\:This\:question\:is\:indirectly\:indicating\:$ $that\:artificial\:sweeteners\:are\:unhealthy.\\The\:given\:question\:can\:be\:reconstructed\:as\:follows:\\"Among\:the\:following\:artificial\:sweeteners\:which\:$ $do\:you\:think\:is\:least\:unhealthy:\\Sucaryl,\:Cologran,\:Aclame,\:Sweet'N\:Low"$
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