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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Populations and Sampling

Question 4 • CR02201A Probability and Statistics

Determine the best survey question for a population of all cell phones produced by a company.

Answer
A
What is the average number of cell phones owned by a family of four?
B
What percentage of cell phones made by the company are defective?
C
Who is the typical user of cell phones produced by the company?
D
How many minutes does a teen usually spend on a cell phone?

Explanation

The population is all cell phones produced by the company, so a suitable survey question should ask about a characteristic of those phones. Choice B asks what percentage of the company’s phones are defective, which can be determined by inspecting a sample of its phones. The other choices ask about families or cell phone users rather than the phones in the stated population.

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