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Suppose you want to compare per capita income for the U.S. vs. all other countries and you use per capita income figures from last year's World Almanac and exchange rates from last Friday's financial pages. Which of the following components of a good news report is being affected most?
 a. The setting of the study.
  b. The nature of the measurements used.
  c. The way the sample was selected.
  d. The source of the research and the way it is funded.

Question 2

When you see the phrase of those who responded' in reference to the results of a survey, what do you need to worry about? Explain your answer.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO RESPONDED. IF THE RATE OF RESPONSE IS LOW, THEN THE RESULTS WILL BE BIASED BECAUSE THEY ARE BASED ON PEOPLE WITH STRONG OPINIONS.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Gracias!

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