Joe wants to find the most common source of news among U.S. adults. He wants his sample to have 10,000 adults (half male and half female individuals) to make a valid generalization. How many people from each of the 50 states should he choose randomly to avoid bias in his study?

Question

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Answer 1

Joe should choose 200 adults from each of the 50 states to avoid bias in his study.

200 adults x 50 states = 10,000 adults.