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A company has been rating television programs for more than 60 years. It uses several sampling​ procedures, but its main one is to track the viewing patterns of​ 20,000 households. These contain more than​ 45,000 people and are chosen to form a cross section of the overall population. The households represent various​ locations, ethnic​ groups, and income brackets. The data gathered from the sample of​ 20,000 households are used to draw inferences about the population of all households in the United States.-What strata are used in the​ sample?-Why is it important to have a stratified sample for these​ ratings?

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1. A company has been rating television programs for more than 60 years. It uses several sampling​ procedures, but its main one is to track the viewing patterns of​ 20,000 households. These contain more than​ 45,000 people and are chosen to form a cross section of the overall population. The households represent various​ locations, ethnic​ groups, and income brackets. The data gathered from the sample of​ 20,000 households are used to draw inferences about the population of all households in the United States.
-What strata are used in the​ sample?
-Why is it important to have a stratified sample for these​ ratings?





 
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