Determine whether the following situation would produce a random sample. Write Yes or No and explain your answer.

The names of all the students of a class are written on slips of paper. These slips are folded and kept in a bowl. A student whose eyes are closed draws a handful of slips to find a sample of students in the class.

a.

Yes, all the students have equal chances of being selected.

b.

Yes, the slips on the top have higher chances of being selected.

c.

No, all the students have equal chances of being selected.

d.

Question

Determine whether the following situation would produce a random sample. Write Yes or No and explain your answer.
 
 


The names of all the students of a class are written on slips of paper. These slips are folded and kept in a bowl. A student whose eyes are closed draws a handful of slips to find a sample of students in the class.





a. 


Yes, all the students have equal chances of being selected. 




b. 


Yes, the slips on the top have higher chances of being selected. 




c. 


No, all the students have equal chances of being selected. 




d.

anonymous · Answer

d. 


No, the slips can have some sort of identification marks.