Question

1. Exercise #1 gives you practice in distinguishing between target population and sampling frame. For each of the following situations, define the target population, and how you might obtain a sample. What will be your sampled population? How does this differ from the target population?

a. A city engineer wants to estimate the average weekly water consumption for single family dwelling units in the city.

b. A physician wants to estimate the average length of time from initial diagnosis with ovarian cancer to death.

Answer 1