Marc, a high school senior, was given an eighth-grade science exam and he scored 85%. Is this an accurate predictor of how well students in the eighth-grade science class will perform on the exam?

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anonymous · Answer

No, because Marc is not representative of the population in the eighth-grade class

 No, because Marc scored too high on the test

 Yes, because Marc scored high so the test is easy

 Yes, because Marc is representative of the population in the eighth-grade class

anonymous · Answer

Marc is a high-school senior. Does his score on the science exam reflect eighth-graders' potential scores?
No, because Marc is not an eighth-grader.
In fancier terms, No, because Marc is not representative of the population in the eighth-grade class.

anonymous · Answer

thanks! thats what i thought.

anonymous · Answer

You're welcome :)