The city council hired three college interns to measure public support for a large parks and recreation initiative in their city. The interns mailed surveys to 500 randomly selected participants in the current public recreation program. They received 150 responses.Which of the following is the appropriate sampling frame in this scenario? All participants in the city’s recreation program The 500 people who got the survey The participants that support the initiative All members of the community The 150 people that responded
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The city council hired three college interns to measure public support for a large parks and recreation initiative in their city. The interns mailed surveys to 500 randomly selected participants in the current public recreation program. They received 150 responses.Which of the following is the appropriate sampling frame in this scenario? All participants in the city’s recreation program The 500 people who got the survey The participants that support the initiative All members of the community The 150 people that responded
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The appropriate sampling frame in this scenario is the 500 people who got the survey.
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