A political research assistant randomly selects 100 voters to predict the outcome of the upcoming Presidential election. He determines from the data that 53 participants will be voting for the incumbent President. 28 voters will be voting for a relatively unknown candidate, and 19 voters are undecided. Why are the results likely to be erroneous?

A) The results are too varied among the 100 voters.

B) The sample size should not include undecided voters.

C) The sample size is probably more biased because it is so small.

D) The population of all voters is huge when compared to the sample size.

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Archer

10 March, 09:04

A political research assistant randomly selects 100 voters to predict the outcome of the upcoming Presidential election. He determines from the data that 53 participants will be voting for the incumbent President. 28 voters will be voting for a relatively unknown candidate, and 19 voters are undecided. Why are the results likely to be erroneous?

A) The results are too varied among the 100 voters.

B) The sample size should not include undecided voters.

C) The sample size is probably more biased because it is so small.

D) The population of all voters is huge when compared to the sample size.

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Adyson Miller · Answer 1

The answer is d the sample size should be in proportion to the total population. Millions of people vote in the presidential elections. Sampling 100 people can't give a reliable vote