Question

A committee on community relations in a college town plans to survey local businesses about the importance of students as customers. From the 10,000 businesses listed in the telephone book, the committee chooses 150 businesses at random. Of these, 72 return the questionnaire mailed by the committee. The nonresponse rate is ______ percent. (Give your answer as a whole number.)

Answer 1

The nonresponse rate is 52 percent.

Explanation:

150 sampled:

72 returned and 150 - 72 = 78

The nonresponse rate is

Percentage that 78 is out of 150, that is:

78*100%/150 = 52%

The nonresponse rate is 52 percent.