Question

4. A free-to-air TV news bulletin asked viewers to phone in their response to the question: “Is the Federal government doing enough about climate change?” Respondents dialled different numbers to register “yes” or “no” answers.

   (a) Why would it be wrong for the TV station to interpret the results of the survey as an indication of “public opinion”? (b) Identify at least two sources of bias in this survey, explaining how the bias arises in each case.   (c) Giving brief reasons in each case, indicate whether MAS183 students are likely to be representative of Murdoch University students in relation to – (i) their brand of mobile phone. (ii) attitudes to public policy on climate change

Answer 1

Answer :

given data :-

A free-to-air TV news bulletin asked viewers to phone in their response to the question: “Is the Federal government doing enough about climate change

(a).

• it would not be right for TV station to translate consequences of popular supposition in light of the fact that the quantity of individuals giving their conclusion will be substantially less than the complete populace, as it isn't even 50% of the populace.
• what's more, in the event that they don't giving their supposition, TV channels must not decipher the overview results as general assessment.

(b).

• lion's share of populace says that national government isn't doing what's necessary to extend atmosphere. the greater part of the general population, trust that their own life, regardless of whether examples and temperature all are influenced by environmental change.
• they are not doing will to diminish green house gases, carbon dioxide discharge. government is worried about green house gas emanations yet they are not ready to control it, their water assets the vast majority think government neglects to save them. as per researchers nation neglects to oversee ecological changes.
• government reports around to bureaucratic organizations previously cautioned about huge effect of progress in atmosphere.