The city of Valley Grove is considering shortening the length of the school day. The school board hired Mr. Kent to do a survey to help them decide what to do.

a. Mr. Kent interviewed 54 students as they left the school. Is this a random sample? Explain.

b. Mr. Kent used this survey question: “Should the lengthy school day, which now extends for 7.5 hours, be shortened to 6 hours?” Is this question biased or fair? Explain.

c. Of the 54 responses he received, 51 were “yes.” The rest were “no.” What percent of the responses were “no”?

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The city of Valley Grove is considering shortening the length of the school day. The school board hired Mr. Kent to do a survey to help them decide what to do.

a. Mr. Kent interviewed 54 students as they left the school. Is this a random sample? Explain.

b. Mr. Kent used this survey question: “Should the lengthy school day, which now extends for 7.5 hours, be shortened to 6 hours?” Is this question biased or fair? Explain.

c. Of the 54 responses he received, 51 were “yes.” The rest were “no.” What percent of the responses were “no”?

anonymous · Answer

These are my answers
A. No
B. Biased because of the word "lengthy"
C. 54-51=3. So 3/54 x 100

anonymous · Answer

@paki @ganeshie8

tarantulagirl98 · Answer

idk i have to pee, lol brb.

anonymous · Answer

If you can't seem to find the answers for all the questions, just try to answer a.

tarantulagirl98 · Answer

for answer A, no its not a random sample.

tarantulagirl98 · Answer

lol idk what else to say, im not very good in math tbh.

anonymous · Answer

oh that's ok