Ch. 12 Resources

Chapter 12: Sample Surveys

Chapter 12 involves no technology and few (if any) calculations. You should be able to learn what you need to know by reading the text and studying the terms on pp. 322–323, but if you have questions, please ask them in the Chapter 12 Forum.

Homework

Work the following exercises in Chapter 12: 1, 3, 9, 15, 23 and 35.

Errata

The final What Have We Learned? bullet point on page 322 should read "sampling frame" (not "sample frame").

ActivStats

Work the activities on pages 12-1 through 12-4 in the ActivStats lesson book, as time permits.

Additional Resources

Landon in a Landslide: The Poll That Changed Polling

A reprint of the infamous Literary Digest article discussed in Chapter 12.

Death-Penalty Opinion Varies With the Question

NPR story about how altering a survey question can affect responses.