Potential Problems with Sampling

AP Statistics· difficulty 1/5

A company surveys its email subscribers about customer satisfaction. About 70% of customers gave an email address; the rest did not.

All customers Email subscribers (70% of customers) No email (30%) Frame omits 30% of population

Which problem most directly arises from this sampling frame?

  • A

    Confounding

  • B

    Nonresponse

  • C

    Undercoverage

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  • D

    Voluntary response

Explanation

Customers without email addresses cannot be selected at all. The sampling frame excludes part of the target population, creating undercoverage.

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