Kai, a seventh grader, wants to determine the average number of times the families in his neighborhood visit the pool during the summer. He samples the families of four of his classmates. Which improvements could Kai make to his sample to increase the validity of the results? Select three choices.
Answer
A
sample more families
B
sample families that have children who are not in seventh grade
C
sample families that regularly use the pool
D
sample families whose answer to the survey question is predetermined
E
sample families living in every third house in the neighborhood
Explanation
Sampling more families makes the results less dependent on just a few households. Including families with children who are not in seventh grade and choosing families from every third house can make the sample more representative of the whole neighborhood. Families that regularly use the pool, or whose answers are predetermined, could bias the results.
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