Sampling Methods Answers

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Kareem wants to find the number of hours the average sixth-grader at his school practices an instrument each week. Which is the best way Kareem can get a representative sample?

A
He can randomly survey 50 boys in the school.
B
He can survey 30 students in the school band.
C
He can randomly survey 50 sixth-graders in the school.
D
He can survey 20 friends from his neighborhood.
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To determine how a city’s residents feel about building a new youth center, a group considers surveying 50 random children at a local elementary school. Why would this result in a biased sample? Select three answers.

A
The sample ignores the adult portion of the city’s residents.
B
The students were randomly chosen.
C
Children are probably more likely to be in favor of a new youth center.
D
Some students may not have an opinion.
E
The sample does not include children in middle school or high school.
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Would you consider these results to be valid?

A
Yes, because only high-school boys were surveyed.
B
Yes, because the results were obtained randomly by measuring the boys basketball team.
C
No, because boys on the basketball team are likely to be taller than the average high school boy.
D
No, because there are no girls surveyed.

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