Census vs sample decision

A question is this type if and only if it asks to decide whether a census or sample survey is more appropriate for a given situation and justify the choice.

1 questions

Edexcel S2 2001 June Q1
  1. The small village of Tornep has a preservation society which is campaigning for a new by-pass to be built. The society needs to measure
    1. the strength of opinion amongst the residents of Tornep for the scheme and
    2. the flow of traffic through the village on weekdays.
    The society wants to know whether to use a census or a sample survey for each of these measures.
    (a) In each case suggest which they should use and specify a suitable sampling frame. For the measurement of traffic flow through Tornep,
    (b) suggest a suitable statistic and a possible statistical model for this statistic.