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: 5

Answer

$-Flaw:\:The\:question\:lacks\:clarity\:on\:the\:scale\:of\:measurement\:\left(hours,\:days,\:etc.\right).\\-Rewritten\:Question:\:How\:many\:hours\:did\:you\:study\:for\:this\:examination?$

Work Step by Step

$A\:question\:is\:given\:as\:follows:\\"How\:long\:have\:you\:studied\:for\:this\:examination?"\\We\:are\:supposed\:to\:identify\:the\:flaw\:involved\:in\:$ $the\:above\:question\:and\:rewrite\:the\:question\:following\:$ $the\:survey\:guidelines.\\The\:given\:question\:contains\:a\:word\:how\:long\:which\:$ $can\:be\:measured\:in\:hours,\:days\:etc.\:As\:the\:scale\:of\:$ $measurement\:is\:not\:specified,\:the\:question\:is\:confusing.\\We\:can\:rewrite\:the\:above\:question\:as\:follows:\\"How\:many\:days\:did\:you\:study\:for\:this\:examination?"$
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