Datasets for Statistical Analysis

A bad internet survey

Keywords:

housing; computers; internet; worldwide web

Description:

A survey in Orange County, California, USA, surveyed 437 pontetial homebuyers/

Information:

The survey concluded (among other things)

All but 2 percent of the buyers have at least one computer at home, and 62 percent have two or more. Of those with a computer, 99 percent are connected to the internet.

The article later informs us the survey was conducted on the internet!

Source:

De Veaux, Richard D, Velleman, Paul F, and Bock, David E (2006). Intro Stats, second edition, Pearson/Addison Wesley.

Notes:

References:

Hieger, Jennifer (2001). Portrait of Homebuyer Household: 2 kids and a PC, Orange County Register, 27 July 2001.