A group of students wants to determine the favorite snack food at their school. They know they should use a sample because the student population at their high school is 5,000. What is the best way for them to get a random sample of 100 students?

1.)Ask the teachers at the school their opinions.
2.)Ask every 20thstudent until they reach 100 students.
3.)Ask the first 100 students that get off the bus in the morning.
4.)Ask all the students in the cafeteria during one of the four lunch periods.

Question

A group of students wants to determine the favorite snack food at their school. They know they should use a sample because the student population at their high school is 5,000. What is the best way for them to get a random sample of 100 students?



1.)Ask the teachers at the school their opinions.
2.)Ask every 20thstudent until they reach 100 students.
3.)Ask the first 100 students that get off the bus in the morning.
4.)Ask all the students in the cafeteria during one of the four lunch periods.