u7 1. a group would like to estimate the perc...

u7 1. a group would like to estimate the percentage of town residents who would support a teen curfew. which statement describes a method that will help the group accurately estimate this percentage? a take a random sample of residents in the town, and ask each resident in the sample whether or not they support a teen curfew. then calculate the percentage of the total who say \yes.\ b take a random sample of towns in the state. ask an administrator in the city office whether the town has a teen curfew, and then calculate the percentage of the total who say \yes.\ c contact every parent who lives in the town and ask whether they support a teen curfew. calculate the percentage of the total who say \yes.\ d identify all nearby towns that have a teen curfew. contact the mayor of each of those towns and ask whether he or she thinks the curfew is a good policy. calculate the percentage of the total who say \yes.\

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# Brief Explanations: To estimate the percentage of town - residents who support a teen curfew, the sample should be from the town residents. Option A takes a random sample of town residents and asks them directly, which is a proper sampling method for this purpose. Option B samples towns instead of town residents. Option C only samples parents, not all town residents. Option D samples mayors of nearby towns, not the residents of the target town. # Answer: A. Take a random sample of residents in the town, and ask each resident in the sample whether or not they support a teen curfew. Then calculate the percentage of the total who say "yes."