Question

this quiz will test your knowledge on populations, samples and hypothesis. click the start button to begin. value: 2 a cable company took a random sample of its subscribers to get their opinion on a new television series. based on the results of this survey, they made the following claim: ninety percent of all television viewers agree, this new series is a hit! explain why this claim is misleading. a. the company only surveyed its viewers but made the claim about all viewers. b. the survey was conducted during the day when most television viewers are at work. c. the company did not use a random sample of their subscribers. d. this percentage of viewers is not enough to make the series a hit. # 6/11 < prev next >

Explanation:

The cable - company surveyed only its subscribers (a sample) but made a claim about all television viewers (the population). A sample should be representative of the population for valid generalizations. Here, the sample is only of the company's subscribers, not all viewers.

Answer:

a. The company only surveyed its viewers but made the claim about all viewers.