Approximation to the desired proportion

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To determine the proportion of people in your town who are smokers, it has been decided to poll people at one of the following local spots:

The Pool hall
The Bowling alley
The Shopping mall
The Library

Which of these potential polling places would most likely result in a reasonable approximation to the desired proportion? Why...?

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