Suppose that 55% of registered voters in North Carolina are

Last updated: 7/9/2022

Suppose that 55% of registered voters in North Carolina are registered Republican, 45% are registered Democrat, and 10% are registered as independent. A local paper wants to collect a sample to help predict the next election. They want to take a sample of 1,500 voters. They randomly select 1,500 registered voters from the state of North Carolina. They end up with 300 Independents, 700 Republicans, and 500 Democrats. Is this an example of a simple random sample of registered voters in North Carolina? No, each group should have the same number of voters. Yes, each registered voter had an equal chance of being selected. No, not all registered voters had an equal chance of being selected. Yes, they made sure that they gathered a certain amount of registered voters from each of the three categories.