11. A survey of female readers of a certain women\'s magazine showed that of tho

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11. A survey of female readers of a certain women's magazine showed that of those responding 90% answered no to the question: "If you had it to do over again, would you marry the does this mean to you, as an educated consumer of data? slightly over It means that the overwhelming majority of married women regret mar It means you should find out what percentage of the readers resp anything It means little or nothing; this survey is too biased to be credible. None of the above. a. b. rying their spouse. onded before you decide c. d. Which of the following is a well worded survey question for determining a voter's opinion on a tax increase for education? 12. Would you be willing to agree to a small tax increase that would help the education of our a. children? b. Do you agree with a tax increase for education? c. How do you feel about a tax increase for education (agree, disagree, neutral)? d. All of the above are well worded questions 13. What impact can nonrespondents have on survey results? The nonrespondents will have a negative impact; the results of the survey will be biased toward the opinions of the respondents. The nonrespondents will have no effect because they didn't respond to the survey The nonrespondents will have a positive impact; without them, the results of the survey will be more dramatic and more likely to be picked up by the news media. None of the above. a. b. c. d. 14. What type of sample would give the most unbiased data? a. b. c. d. A volunteer response sample. A random sample A sample with a high number of respondents. None of the above. Which of the following is not one of the pitfalls that can cause problems when asking questions in a survey or experiment? 15. a. b. c. d. Deliberate bias Desire to please Ordering of questions All of the above are pitfalls 16. Which of the following is not an example of a discrete variable? a. b. c. d. The number of coins in a person's pocket right now. Your exact age. The number of heads that could appear on two flips of a fair coin. All of the above are examples of a discrete variable.

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11. option c. It means little or nothing; this survey is too biased to be credible.

12. option c. How do you feel about a tax increase for education (agree, disagree, neutral)?

13. option a. The nonrespondents will have a negative impact; the results of the survey will be biased toward the opinions of the respondents.

14. option b. A random sample

15. option d. All of the above are pitfalls

16. option b. Your exact age.

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