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2The 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 stateand concluded that residents were not willing to pay a monthly fee. What is wrong with this poll?

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Since they polled 22 people and this is a very small sample size to represent the entire population,

So it would have large chances to get inaccurate results.

Then, the wrong with this poll is

"The conclusion is based on a small sample."

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