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For the following​ report, identify, if​ possible, a) the​ population; b) the population parameter of​ interest; c) the sampling​ frame; d) the​ sample; e) the sampling​ method, including whether or not randomization was​ employed; and​ f) any potential sources of bias you can detect and any problems you see in generalizing to the population of interest.

An environmental agency took soil samples at 17 locations near a former industrial waste dump and checked each for evidence of toxic chemicals. They found no elevated levels of any
harmful substances.
 

Population: The population is the soil around a former waste dump. 

Parameter of interest: The population parameter is the concentrations of toxic chemicals. 

Sampling frame: The sampling frame is the accessible soil around the dump. 

Sample for the study: The sample is 17 soild samples. 

Sampling method: The sampling method used was not clear.

Is the sampling method random?: since the method was not clear, it is not known if the sampling was random. 

Type of Bias: Not clear, it is not known if the samples were randomly chosen. 

Any problems? " None

 

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