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Question 26 • Probability and Statistics with Applications Honors Sem-1-FL-1210300 (2024-2025)

An ice hockey team is considering changing their team name and mascot and would like to measure city support for the change. Which of the following methods would not provide a voluntary response sample?

Answer
A
A survey is placed on the team website where fans can register their opinions.
B
At one of the team’s games, a person surveys the first 50 people who arrive at the game.
C
The team allows fans to call in to a sports radio talk show to share their opinions.
D
The team places a table at a shopping center for fans to visit and share their opinions.

Explanation

A voluntary response sample is made up of people who choose for themselves whether to respond. In choices A, C, and D, fans decide whether to register, call in, or visit the table. In B, the surveyor selects the first 50 people who arrive and asks them, so participation is not based on people volunteering themselves. Therefore, surveying the first 50 arrivals would not provide a voluntary response sample.

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