Class #2: Sampling and Nonsampling Errors

Online Reading

• "How Polls are Conducted" by the Gallup Organization.
• "Myth and Reality in Reporting Sampling Error" by Humphrey Taylor, Chairman, Harris Associates.

Homework

1. Write up solutions to the following problems from the Moore text.
   • Chapter 2 Exercises, p. 25 / # 2.6, 2.11.
   • Chapter 3 Exercises, p. 42 / # 3.9, 3.21.
   • Chapter 4 Exercises, p. 63 / # 4.7, 4.16.

2. Begin reading Part II Organizing Data: Chapters 10-12.