A survey in a local newspaper stated that of the individuals who frequent bookstores, 14% were buying books and 28% were not. What is wrong with this picture?Group of answer choicesNot enough information58% do not go to bookstoresThe percentages only add up to 42%. It should be 100%Only 42% of the people were surveyed.
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A survey in a local newspaper stated that of the individuals who frequent bookstores, 14% were buying books and 28% were not. What is wrong with this picture?Group of answer choicesNot enough information58% do not go to bookstoresThe percentages only add up to 42%. It should be 100%Only 42% of the people were surveyed.
Solution
The issue with this survey is that the percentages only add up to 42%. In a complete survey, the percentages should add up to 100%. Therefore, there is a missing 58% that is unaccounted for.
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