Question

Christopher collected data from a random sample of 800 voters in his state asking whether or not they would vote to reelect the current governor. Based on the results, he reports that 54% of the voters in his city would vote to reelect the current governor. Why is this statistic misleading?

Answer 1

Answer:

The statistic is misleading because Christopher collects his sample from a population (voters in his state) and make inferences about another population (voters in his city).

Step-by-step explanation:

The statistic is misleading because Christopher collects his sample from a population (voters in his state) and make inferences about another population (voters in his city).

He should make inferences about the population that is well represented by his sample (voters in his state), or take a sample only from voters from his city to make inferences about them.