What proportion of families own as opposed to rent their home? To find out, an urban planner selected a random sample of 400 families in a large city to participate in a survey about homeownership. Of the 362 families that responded to the survey, 42 percent reported that they own their home. Which of the following statements about the survey results is true?
Answer
A
A suitable estimate of all families who own their home is 42 percent .
B
The survey suffers from voluntary response bias and may not accurately represent the population.
C
Only 362 responses cannot provide a suitable estimate of families who own their home.
D
The survey suffers from undercoverage and may not provide a suitable estimate of homeownership.