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: 3

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$-Flaw:\:The\:question\:is\:too\:broad\:and\:lacks\:specificity\:about\:which\:aspects\:of\:the\:mayor's\:agenda\:are\:being\:evaluated.\\-Rewritten\:Question:\:Do\:you\:approve\:of\:the\:mayor's\:political\:agenda\:on\:civic\:amenities?$

Work Step by Step

$A\:question\:is\:given\:as\:follows:\\"Do\:you\:approve\:of\:the\:mayor's\:political\:agenda?$ $"We\:are\:supposed\:to\:identify\:the\:flaw\:involved\:in\:$ $the\:above\:question\:and\:rewrite\:the\:question\:following\:$ $the\:survey\:guidelines.\\The\:political\:agenda\:includes\:a\:set\:of\:issues\:and\:policies\:$ $to\:be\:addressed\:or\:pursued\:by\:mayor.\\The\:given\:question\:covers\:very\:broad\:area\:and\:the\:responder\:$ $is\:not\:given\:clear\:idea\:on\:what\:issue\:he\:has\:to\:give\:his\:approval.$ $The\:given\:question\:can\:be\:reconstructed\:as\:follows:\\"Do\:you\:approve\:the\:political\:agenda\:of\:mayor\:on\:Civic\:amenities?"$
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