Question

3A research company produced a study to find out what percentage of people in the state of Mississippi would purchase a new product being developed.Out of the 24 participants polled, 12 stated that they would buy the new product. The research company concluded that about 50% of the residents ofMississippl would purchase the new product. Identify a problem with the study.The conclusion is based on a small sample.

Answer 1

The main problem of the research conducted is the number of participants who polled for the new product. If we want to conduct a study that represents a state, the number of participants must be close as possible to the total population of the state. Of course, 24 participants is very small sample size when we compare it to the population of the state, which means we cannot easily conclude that 50% of the residents would like to purchase the new product based on just 24 participants.

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