Question

A researcher wished to gauge public opinion on gun-control. He randomly selected 1000 people from registered voters and asked them the following question: “ Do you believe that gun control laws which restrict the ability of Americans to protect their families should be eliminated?” Identify the abuse of statistics and identify ways the researchers methods could be improved.

Answer 1

The question is clearly one sided - the researcher clearly states that it prevents the ability for families to protect themselves, but doesn't state any negatives to guns in the question.

Answer 2

Its a Loaded Question

Explanation:

They need to re-word the question. For example, Do you believe gun control laws should eliminated?