Question

Gwen wants to know whether the people in her neighborhood are in favor of installing bike lanes along the neighborhood roads. At a community meeting, she asks those attending whether they are in favor of the bike lanes or not. Is the sample likely to be biased or unbiased?









A.
biased







B.
unbiased

Answer 1

Unbiased

Answer 2

thanks!!! I don't even know what this is.... can you explain? @Mttblink

Answer 3

Biased means like whether or not a person will have personal influences about something. Unbiased would mean like a third party view. someone completely dis attached from the situation... I don't know if that really explains it well..

Answer 4

ya I tottaly get it...... lol its making sense now. thanks

Answer 5

To determine whether voters would be willing to vote for a tax increase to improve the city's schools, the board of education surveys 500 parents of children in the city's schools.


Why is this sample likely to be biased?









A.
The entire population of the city was not surveyed.







B.
Parents of school children are too busy to be bothered with surveys.







C.
There are not enough people in the sample.







D.
Parents of school children are more likely to be willing to pay more to improve schools.
I don't get this tho

Answer 6

@Mttblink

Answer 7

I personally would go with C but it could be D...

Answer 8

I was thinking c but I wouldn't know

Answer 9

In a school of 500 students, 160 have blue eyes, 320 have brown eyes, and 20 have green eyes. In a class of 25 students, how many would you expect to have blue eyes?









A.
16







B.
3







C.
8







D.
17

Answer 10

@Mttblink