1 .		You have become interested in determining whether and how people’s attitudes toward U.S. foreign policy have been affected by the terrorist activities that occurred in September 2001. You develop a good questionnaire and are now deciding how to select a sample. Describe how you would choose a sample for each of the following scenarios. a. You want to select a simple random sample of college students in your town. b. You have gotten permission from Congress (don’t ask me how you did it!) to send questionnaires to members of Congress. You want to ensure that your sample accurately reflects the fact that some states have more representatives than do others. c. You want your sample to take into account both the fact that some religious groups are more heavily represented in the population, and the fact that people of different faiths may have different attitudes toward U.S. foreign policy.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
2 .		You have just read a letter to the editor in your local paper in which the writer complains about "so-called" representative surveys that claim to represent the views of the average citizen. This writer goes on to say that neither he nor anyone he knows shares the opinions reported in these surveys. Write a two-paragraph response to this letter explaining why the letter writer is misguided.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.