The student council at Mountain View high school plans to conduct a survey to determine the student body’s opinion of the new lunch menu. Which of the following sampling methods would be most likely to result in no response bias?

A. Obtaining an alphabetical list of all students and surveying every
10th student
B. Setting up a booth in the lunchroom where students can give their
thoughts
C. Handing out a questionnaire to students leaving campus at
lunchtime
D. Handing out a survey to the first 50 students entering the cafeteria
at lunch

Question

The student council at Mountain View high school plans to conduct a survey to determine the student body’s opinion of the new lunch menu. Which of the following sampling methods would be most likely to result in no response bias?

A. Obtaining an alphabetical list of all students and surveying every
10th student
B. Setting up a booth in the lunchroom where students can give their
thoughts
C. Handing out a questionnaire to students leaving campus at
lunchtime
D. Handing out a survey to the first 50 students entering the cafeteria
at lunch

haleigh041 · Answer

Can you provide the following sampling methods?

Vocaloid · Answer

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haleigh041 · Answer

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thank you.

Enorym · Answer

In order to not obtain bias you want to ask in a random order. Giving students a chance to answer will lead to a specific response being given more often

You don't want to give a survey at a specific time (During or after lunch or after school)