Question: Connecticut shoppers spend more on women s clothing than do shoppers in any other state, according to a survey conducted by MapInfo. The mean spending per household in Connecticut was $975 annually ( Snapshots, usatoday.com, April 17, 2006).
a. What other information would you want to know before you accepted the results of this survey?
b. Suppose that you wished to conduct a similar survey for the geographic region you live in. Describe the population for your survey.
c. Explain how you could minimize the chance of coverage error in this type of survey.
d. Explain how you could minimize the chance of nonresponse error in this type of survey.
e. Explain how you could minimize the chance of sampling error in this type of survey.
f. Explain how you could minimize the chance of measurement error in this type of survey.