Question

A surveyor wants to know how many shoppers at a mall like to read books. He surveys 100 people coming out of a bookstore at the mall. Why is the sample biased?
A.
There are not enough people in the sample.


B.
People who shop in bookstores are likely to read more books than those who do not.


C.
It is unlikely that people who shop in bookstores are interested in surveys.


D.
The surveyor did not sample the entire population at the mall.

Answer 1

biased means unfair right?

Answer 2

Correct, or the action/ mentality being used is likely to vary the results. For example, If I went to a ice cream shop to ask who likes Ice cream, would that be fair to all the rest of the people going to grocery stores?

Answer 3

no?

Answer 4

Correct, there maybe Ice cream lovers at the grocery store, and I am missing out on valuable data. So in your case.... what do you think is correct?

Answer 5

b?

Answer 6

Correct.

Answer 7

how do i give you a medal?