For Exercises 3.17 and 3.18 see page 130; for 3.19 and 3.20, see pages 131–132; for 3.21 and 3.22, see page 134; for 3.23 and 3.24, see page 136; and for 3.25, see page 138.
3.17 Taxes and forestland usage.
A study was designed to assess the impact of taxes on forestland usage in part of the Upper Wabash River Watershed in Indiana.9 A survey was sent to 772 forest owners from this region, and 348 were returned. Consider the population, the sample, and the response rate for this study. Describe these based on the information given, and indicate any additional information that you would need to give a complete answer.
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The population is all forest owners in this region. The sample is the 772 to whom the survey was sent. The response rate is 45.1%.