MATH: statistic/ probalitity - need help problem with #6-22 (a-h) - please expla

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MATH: statistic/ probalitity
- need help problem with #6-22 (a-h)
- please explain/show description steps answers to the questions

What population do each of these samples represent? Write down the actual population for each of these sampling techniques. 6-22. Method of Sampling Description of Actual Population a. Call every hundredth name in the phone People with phones who have thein numbers listed; people who have a book. landline (in addition to a cell phone) b. Call-in survey on TV c. Call people at home at 10 a.m. d. Ask every tenth person who leaves the mall. e. Ask people leaving the bank. f. An online "instant" poll or cell phone poll s to people. h. Ask everyone on the school bus.

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b. Call-in survey on TV: This population includes all the people who have their phone numbers listed somewhere and are interested in participating in the survey.

c. Call people at home at 10 a. m. : This includes all the people whom the surveyor knows personally and can invite for a survey.

d. Ask every tenth person leaving the mall: This population includes all the people who have visited the mall on that particular day.

e. Ask people leaving the bank: This population consists of all the people having account in the particular bank and who have visited the bank on the particular day.

f. Online instant poll or cell phone poll: This population includes all the people who are online or connected to the Internet at the time of the poll and people having cellphones listed.

g. Mail questionnaire to people: This population includes all people whose mailing addresses are available. These could be people who have themselves listed on yellow pages.

h. Ask everyone on the school bus: This population includes all the children in the school bus along with the support staff and bus staff like driver and conductor.

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