Question

The fire department in California decided to take a poll to see if residents would pay a monthly fee for their services. They polled 22 people in the state and concluded that residents were not willing to pay a monthly fee. What is wrong with this poll?

a)The conclusion is based on a bad sample.
b)The conclusion is based on reported results.
c)The conclusion is based on a small sample.
d)The conclusion is based on a voluntary response sample.

Answer 1

A because its not right to make residents pay for doing their job and helping people.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: c. The conclusion is based on a small sample.

Explanation:

Given : The fire department in California decided to take a poll to see if residents would pay a monthly fee for their services.

To survey a whole state the sample size must be enough large so that it would be able to represent the entire population which helps to make the conclusion after survey more reliable and accurate to the researcher .

But they only polled 22 people in the state and concluded that residents were not willing to pay a monthly fee.

Since 22 is a very small sample size to represent the entire population , so it would have large chances get inaccurate results.

Thus, the wrong thing with this poll is "The conclusion is based on a small sample."