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A TV news reporter states, "A recent survey indicates that 56% of the people in the US favor tougher gun control.: Thinking as a scientist, before accepting this statistic as a fact, it would be MOST important to:
A. Attempt to validate the results by conducting a survey of your friends and co-worker.
B. Verify that the survey was random and the same was representative of the population
C. Compare the results to comments made by celebrities and other media figures
D. Question the reputation of the TV network and its news reporters
E. I am unfamiliar with this information and to answer would merely be a guess.

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A scientist always needs to verify that the survey was random and the same was representative of the population (Option B).

What do statistics mean?

Statistics is a science that uses mathematics to predict certain outcomes and/or observations from the real world.

Scientists use statistics to obtain accurate predictions, which largely will depend on the data used and how samples were obtained.

In conclusion, the scientist needs to verify that the survey was random and the same was representative of the population (Option B).

Learn more about statistics here:

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