visitors to a gaming website were invited to ...

visitors to a gaming website were invited to respond to the sites question of the day, “have you played a game in vr yet?” of the 11,160 respondents, 52% said that they had yet to play a game in vr at all.\na) what kind of sample was this?\nb) how much confidence would you place in 52% as an estimate of the fraction of people who have played a vr game?\na) what kind of sample was this?\nthe sample was a convenience sample.\nb) how much confidence would you place in 52% as an estimate of the fraction of people who have played a vr game?\na. it is an excellent estimate for the fraction of people who have played a vr game, but only for visitors to the website www.gamefaqs.com.\nb. it is a good estimate for the fraction of people who have played a vr game.\nc. the sample size is so large that the estimate is the same as the actual population percentage.\nd. you should place no confidence in the result of this sample.

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# Brief Explanations: a) A convenience sample is one where individuals are easily accessible and self - selected. Here, visitors to the gaming website who chose to respond are a convenience sample. b) Since it's a convenience sample, the respondents are not randomly selected from the entire population of people who may have played a VR game. So, the sample is likely to be biased and we should place no confidence in the result. # Answer: a) convenience sample b) D. You should place no confidence in the result of this sample.