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Question 1

Determine whether a census is practical in the situation described. Explain your reasoning.

You want to check the quality of doughnuts before shipping by performing a taste test.
◦ A census is not practical. Testing each doughnut by tasting it would leave none intact to sell.
◦ A census is practical. The taste tester could wear latex gloves when tasting the doughnuts.

Question 2

Select the sample most representative of the population of interest.

The father of a junior high school student wants to determine the most popular book among junior high students.
◦ A randomly selected group of 10 booksellers
◦ A randomly selected group of 30 junior high students
◦ A randomly selected group of 30 junior high students leaving the public library
◦ The group of  30 junior high students attending the birthday party of the researcher's child
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