Suppose that a survey is being planned for purposes of estimating the average number of hours spent exercising daily by adults (18 years of age or older) living in a certain community. A list of all individuals living in the town is not available; however, a list of households is available at the office of the town clerk. For simplicity, suppose this consists of nine households and that the information you would collect, were you to visit each household, is as shown in the accompanying table. b. Devise a sampling plan to estimate the average daily time expenditure on exercising by adults living in the community.

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Household
1
-234567∞a
8
9
No. of Adults
2
N23 Iwe N WI
3
2
5
3
1
2
Aggregate number of
hours spent exercising by
all adult
1
1378 TOINO
0
1
2
0
Transcribed Image Text:Household 1 -234567∞a 8 9 No. of Adults 2 N23 Iwe N WI 3 2 5 3 1 2 Aggregate number of hours spent exercising by all adult 1 1378 TOINO 0 1 2 0
2. Suppose that a survey is being planned for purposes of estimating the average number
of hours spent exercising daily by adults (18 years of age or older) living in a certain
community. A list of all individuals living in the town is not available; however, a list
of households is available at the office of the town clerk. For simplicity, suppose this
consists of nine households and that the information you would collect, were you to
visit each household, is as shown in the accompanying table.
b. Devise a sampling plan to estimate the average daily time expenditure on
exercising by adults living in the community.
Transcribed Image Text:2. Suppose that a survey is being planned for purposes of estimating the average number of hours spent exercising daily by adults (18 years of age or older) living in a certain community. A list of all individuals living in the town is not available; however, a list of households is available at the office of the town clerk. For simplicity, suppose this consists of nine households and that the information you would collect, were you to visit each household, is as shown in the accompanying table. b. Devise a sampling plan to estimate the average daily time expenditure on exercising by adults living in the community.
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