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Question 12 • Probability and Statistics with Applications Honors Sem-1-FL-1210300 (2024-2025)

City planners plan to survey residents to estimate the proportion of city residents who use public transportation at least once a week. Which of the following methods describes a voluntary response survey?

Answer
A
City planners stand outside an office building and survey workers.
B
City planners hand out surveys to parents at a youth soccer game.
C
City planners take a random sample of local homes and survey the residents.
D
City planners email a survey to all residents in the community.

Explanation

A voluntary response survey lets people choose whether to participate after an invitation is offered. Emailing the survey to all residents allows each resident to decide whether to reply, so the results may reflect those who choose to respond. The other methods select particular groups or randomly sample residents.

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