Question

A group would like to estimate the percentage of town residents who would support a teen curfew.
Which statement describes a method that will help the group accurately estimate this percentage?

1.Contact every parent who lives in the town and ask whether they support a teen curfew. Calculate the percentage of the total who say "yes."

2.Take a random sample of towns in the state. Ask an administrator in the city office whether the town has a teen curfew, and then calculate the percentage of the total who say "yes."

3.Identify all nearby towns that have a teen curfew. Contact the mayor of each of those towns and ask whether he or she thinks the curfew is a good policy. Calculate the percentage of the total who say "yes."

4.Take a random sample of residents in the town, and ask each resident in the sample whether or not they support a teen curfew. Then calculate the percentage of the total who say "yes."

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Answer 1

The method which would accurately estimate this percentage is number 4. Since, the target participants of the survey are people of the town, the best way to get answers is to give every chance to all to share their opinions regardless of age or status.

Answer 2

Answer:

4. Take a random sample of residents in the town, and ask each resident in the sample whether or not they support a teen curfew. Then calculate the percentage of the total who say "yes."

Explanation:

I took the quiz, plus if the question asks for the most unbiased answer or something like that always go for the most "random"