SOLUTION: Hello thank you for reading this email, I hope you can help me! Marco is interested in whether Proposition P will be passed in the next election. He goes to the university library

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Question 1155692: Hello thank you for reading this email, I hope you can help me!
Marco is interested in whether Proposition P will be passed in the next election. He goes to the university library and takes a poll of 100 students. Since 58% favor Proposition P, Marco believes it will pass. Explain what is wrong with this approach.

Answer by ikleyn(52771) About Me  (Show Source):
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Housewives may have totally different opinion.

Those who drive trucks may have an opposite opinion.

Farmers may vote against this proposition.

The retired people may disapprove it . . .

Married couples might be undecided, but divorced women might be strongly against it.

The IT community may split in proportion 5:3 to any side.

Those who read "Washington post" may ignore voting.

And so on . . . till infinity . . .

Restaurant employees,  sales persons,  teachers,  engineers,  mechanics,  doctors,  nurses,  aged people after their 50-ies,
those who have dogs and/or cats and who have no,  home-owners,  police officers,  firefighters,  veterans . . .