Question

carol wants to find out the favorite foods of students at her middle school. She asks the boys basketball team about their favorite foods. Determine whether this is a random sample or a biased sample.

Answer 1

This would be a biased sample as only Basketball boys are tested this cannot represent the whole school and girls

Answer 2

This sample is a biased sample. The boys basketball team doesn’t represent the entire school well. The sample should include people from every grade, gender, and more. There should be more variety. The boys basketball team may all like the same food, because they play a sport and are boys.


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