2. Which of these is an example of a random sample?

A.Three audience members are randomly chosen to participate in a halftime shoot-out at a basketball game.

B.A sports store asks customers whether or not they enjoy basketball.

C.One of the three best basketball players on a team are randomly chosen for a basketball shoot-out.

D.At a team owners meeting, three people are surveyed to determine the percent of the population who enjoy basketball.

Question

2. Which of these is an example of a random sample?

A.Three audience members are randomly chosen to participate in a halftime shoot-out at a basketball game.

B.A sports store asks customers whether or not they enjoy basketball.

C.One of the three best basketball players on a team are randomly chosen for a basketball shoot-out.

D.At a team owners meeting, three people are surveyed to determine the percent of the population who enjoy basketball.

anonymous · Answer

@wio

dtan5457 · Answer

Any idea? Just think inside your head, if the sample is fair or biased. If it's not, it's random

anonymous · Answer

I dont get it... they seem like there all random

dtan5457 · Answer

Let's take

"B.A sports store asks customers whether or not they enjoy basketball."

Asking people if they enjoy a sport when they are in a sports store is pretty biased.

anonymous · Answer

how?

anonymous · Answer

when they are in a sports store how would that be biased?

dtan5457 · Answer

Aren't they bound to like sports more if they are shopping at a sports store? Wouldn't it be more biased than asking people randomly on the street?

anonymous · Answer

yea

dtan5457 · Answer

So B is definitely not a random sample, do the same for the rest

anonymous · Answer

@dtan5457  is it A? their both random

dtan5457 · Answer

Yup, A would my choice

anonymous · Answer

ok thx