After reading the report released by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, you find it hard to believe that only 46% of college students get the flu vaccine, after all, the colleges and universities are constantly offering incentives such as free food, gift cards, etc. You decide to conduct a brief survey. In a random sample of 30 students, all 30 said that they got the flu vaccine. Do the results of your study make you doubt the value of 46% reported by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases? Provide a written response to address this question and include appropriate numerical support.

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26 October, 10:10

After reading the report released by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, you find it hard to believe that only 46% of college students get the flu vaccine, after all, the colleges and universities are constantly offering incentives such as free food, gift cards, etc. You decide to conduct a brief survey. In a random sample of 30 students, all 30 said that they got the flu vaccine. Do the results of your study make you doubt the value of 46% reported by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases? Provide a written response to address this question and include appropriate numerical support.

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Byron Robinson · Answer 1

No, because the sample of 30 students is not representative and does not represent the entire student community

Explanation:

When you want to conduct an efficient investigation, the quality of the statistical sample is very important. To obtain a representative sample of quality to fulfill a series of characteristics, among which is: That it has sufficient size, to fulfill this, the sample must be large enough so that in the investigation it can be considered representative, and in the exercise, only 30 students is very small compared to the student universe.