You are on a committee to determine if the school community would support a bond referendum to
increase taxes for the school. You need to determine the “feel” of the community. Write a 2-page essay on
how you would set up a sampling procedure to assess the situation. In your writings, include responses to
the following areas:
Target Population
Accessible Population
True Sample Number
Actual Sample Number
Process for implementing a true random sample representative of the school’s community
Process for implementing a stratified random sample—what categories would you include and why would
they be critical to know
Process for implementing a cluster sample—how would you perform a cluster sample, what would be
included and why
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