Consumers Union

Population: Population parameter: Sampling Frame: Sample: Sampling method: Bias: All subscribers Percent of people with improvement Subscribers to Consumers Union Those who responded to the survey None Voluntary response

Lycos Website
Population: Population parameter: Sampling Frame: Sample: Sampling method: Bias: All visitors to the website Percent who agree None Those who answered the question None Voluntary response

Consumers Union
Population: Population parameter: Sampling Frame: Sample: Sampling method: Bias: Anyone who uses a car Percent who think drinking and driving is a problem. List of bars A specific bar and then every 10th person exiting the bar SRS and systematic Systematic sample is not random. Undercoverage

EPA
Population: Population parameter: Sampling Frame: Sample: Sampling method: Bias: All Soil samples near dump Average amount of contamination Locations near the dump 16 sites SRS None

Police
Population: Population parameter: Sampling Frame: Sample: Sampling method: Bias: All drivers in state Percent with up to date registration, insurance, and inspection None Every person stopped at road block Cluster Location may not be representative of the population

Snack foods
Population: Population parameter: Sampling Frame: Sample: Sampling method: Bias: All snack foods produced at the company. Number of bags that do not meet standards. List of all boxes produced that day 10 boxes from the days production SRS None

Dairy Inspectors
Population: Population parameter: Sampling Frame: Sample: Sampling method: Bias: All milk at dairy Amount of milk not meeting standards All milk produced that day Samples of milk? SRS None