A television studio hires a research group to determine if a pilot for a new sitcom will be a hit with television viewers. Which is the best situation to find a random sample?

a.give out free tickets to see the new sitcom at a park near the studio
b. send surveys to every thousandth person in the phone book
c. give out free tickets to see the new sitcom in every copy of a television magazine
d. give out tickets to see the new sitcom to 600 graduating seniors

Question

A television studio hires a research group to determine if a pilot for a new sitcom will be a hit with television viewers. Which is the best situation to find a random sample?

a.give out free tickets to see the new sitcom at a park near the studio
b. send surveys to every thousandth person in the phone book
c. give out free tickets to see the new sitcom in every copy of a television magazine
d. give out tickets to see the new sitcom to 600 graduating seniors

anonymous · Answer

Can you eliminate any of these sample groups as biased?

Which group seems most like the viewing public at large?