Chapter 1: Q37 (page 13)
What鈥檚 Wrong with This Picture? The Newport Chronicle ran a survey by asking readers to call in their response to this question: 鈥淒o you support the development of atomic weapons that could kill millions of innocent people?鈥 It was reported that 20 readers responded and that 87% said 鈥渘o,鈥 while 13% said 鈥測es.鈥 Identify four major flaws in this survey.
Short Answer
The four flaws are:
- Small sample size
- Misleading question
- Incorrect responses
- Voluntary sampling response
