Question

Consider the population of children ages 6-10 who attend public schools. How could a representative sample of this population be obtained?

a. Surveying only private school students
b. Randomly selecting students from various public schools
c. Including only children aged 6
d. Surveying parents instead of children

Answer 1

A representative sample of the population of children ages 6-10 who attend public schools can be obtained by randomly selecting students from various public schools.

Step-by-step explanation:

A representative sample of the population of children ages 6-10 who attend public schools could be obtained by randomly selecting students from various public schools (option b).