Question

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.

Answer 1

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

Step-by-step 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.