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: 7

Answer

$-Flaw:\:The\:question\:is\:inappropriate\:as\:it\:suggests\:that\:survivors,\:who\:would\:not\:be\:buried,\:should\:be\:buried.\\-Rewritten\:Question:\:If\:a\:plane\:were\:to\:crash\:on\:the\:border\:of\:New\:York\:and\:New\:Jersey,\:where\:should\:the\:victims\:be\:buried?$

Work Step by Step

$A\:question\:is\:given\:as\:follows:\\"If\:a\:plane\:were\:to\:crash\:on\:the\:border\:of\:New\:York\:$ $and\:New\:Jersey,\:where\:should\:the\:survivors\:be\:buried?"\\We\:are\:supposed\:to\:identify\:the\:flaw\:involved\:in\:the\:above\:$ $question\:and\:rewrite\:the\:question\:following\:the\:survey\:guidelines.\\The\:given\:question\:itself\:is\:wrong\:because\:the\:survivors\:cannot\:$ $be\:buried.\\We\:can\:rewrite\:the\:above\:question\:as\:follows:\\"If\:a\:plane\:were\:to\:crash\:on\:the\:border\:of\:New\:York\:and\:$ $New\:Jersey,\:where\:should\:the\:victims\:be\:buried?"$
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