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The mayor of your city has been talking about the need for a tax hike. The city's newspaper uses letters sent to the editor to judge public opinion about this possible hike, reporting on their results in an article.

A) Do you think that these letters represent a random sample? Why or why not?

B) What alternative sampling method would you recommend to the mayor? Why do you recommend this sampling method?

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