SOLUTION: Suppose you were in charge of administering this survey. The survey generated responses from 100 people. Describe a sampling method that would obtain a good, unbiased sample. Be ve
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Question 828337: Suppose you were in charge of administering this survey. The survey generated responses from 100 people. Describe a sampling method that would obtain a good, unbiased sample. Be very specific, and develop your answer as if you were telling one of your employees how to perform the survey. Be sure to address each of the following questions:
How would you select the 100 people to take the survey? Why? What type of sampling would you use? How would the survey be delivered? Why? How would the results be gathered? Why? Speculate on the costs of doing such a survey. How could the costs be reduced?
Write a one-page paper that includes the five points listed above. It should be a minimum four paragraphs.
Variable Question Asked Age How old are you? (Round to nearest year.) Gender Male or Female?Favorite Soft drink Either diet or regular? Tango Soda, Toca-Cola, Limon Bubble, Major Pepper, Root Beer, Other Changed Lately?
Have you changed your favorite soft drink in the last two years? $ Per Month
How much money do you usually spend per month on soft drinks?
Age Gender Favorite Soft Drink Changed Lately $ Spent Per Month
28 male Tango Soda yes 253
41 female Toca-Cola no 217
27 female Limon Bubble no 23
36 female Limon Bubble no 36
41 female Toca-Cola yes 1
42 male Major Pepper no 76
27 female Root Beer no 75
37 female Toca-Cola no 24
46 female Tango Soda no 51
30 female Limon Bubble no 13
39 female Limon Bubble yes 1
34 female Tango Soda no 58
37 female Other no 120
39 female Toca-Cola yes 93
38 female Tango Soda yes 30
50 male Limon Bubble no 18
37 female Toca-Cola no 66
44 female Tango Soda yes 19
40 female Major Pepper no 105
35 female Toca-Cola no 31
43 male Tango Soda yes 72
43 female Tango Soda no 49
37 female Tango Soda no 27
27 male Root Beer no 36
34 female Tango Soda yes 16
43 female Limon Bubble no 64
25 female Toca-Cola no 134
43 male Toca-Cola no 444
36 female Tango Soda yes 81
31 male Major Pepper yes 62
35 male Major Pepper no 73
27 male Tango Soda no 48
36 female Other no 58
38 female Toca-Cola no 86
40 male Other no 48
28 female Tango Soda no 130
33 male Limon Bubble no 75
43 male Toca-Cola no 152
40 female Tango Soda no 163
40 male Tango Soda yes 83
34 female Other no 134
35 female Toca-Cola no 99
33 male Tango Soda no 12
35 male Limon Bubble yes 51
41 male Limon Bubble no 38
41 female Tango Soda no 48
37 female Major Pepper yes 24
49 female Tango Soda yes 15
35 male Limon Bubble no 252
37 female Tango Soda no 202
34 female Toca-Cola no 81
43 female Toca-Cola yes 284
36 male Toca-Cola no 164
40 female Major Pepper no 90
32 female Limon Bubble no 39
30 female Tango Soda yes 9
33 male Tango Soda no 10
43 female Root Beer no 224
21 female Other no 124
40 male Tango Soda no 137
28 male Limon Bubble no 108
33 male Toca-Cola yes 102
39 male Toca-Cola no 210
26 female Toca-Cola no 107
31 female Major Pepper yes 114
30 female Tango Soda yes 83
42 female Limon Bubble no 1
35 male Toca-Cola no 0
21 female Other yes 143
49 female Toca-Cola no 15
40 male Other no 112
44 female Tango Soda no 31
34 female Root Beer no 56
26 male Limon Bubble no 80
35 female Major Pepper no 89
34 female Tango Soda no 125
30 male Other no 19
33 female Toca-Cola yes 96
34 male Limon Bubble yes 68
27 female Major Pepper no 196
31 male Tango Soda no 70
43 female Limon Bubble no 50
38 male Tango Soda no 210
41 female Tango Soda no 133
28 male Other yes 164
32 female Toca-Cola yes 59
52 female Tango Soda no 34
43 female Limon Bubble no 101
40 male Tango Soda no 66
56 female Major Pepper no 44
38 female Toca-Cola no 170
41 female Root Beer no 108
35 female Toca-Cola yes 162
39 male Tango Soda yes 46
44 female Limon Bubble yes 9
36 female Major Pepper no 250
32 female Toca-Cola no 80
38 female Limon Bubble yes 45
35 male Tango Soda no 3
25 female Tango Soda yes 46
