Which type of sample would best reflect the people who are voting in a town election?

100 people leaving different voting locations

Which sample is NOT a random sample?

50 pencils that failed a factory's quality control test

Which sample would best represent all the employees of a certain company?

50 employees chosen at random from the companys payroll list

Which sample is a random sample?

75 snowflakes from 75 different snow storms

Which sample would best represent all the students at a certain school?

50 students chosen at random from a list of all students

Which sample is NOT a random sample?

10,000 people who respond to a survey on an internet site

Which sample of voters would be most likely to have bias?

a sample taken at one of the candidate's rallies

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1
Which type of sample would best reflect the people who are voting in a town election?
50 people at a gas station
500 people at the rally for one of the candidates
100 people leaving different voting locations
1,000 people in a neighboring state
2
Which sample is NOT a random sample?
50 pencils that failed a factory's quality control test
10 computers selected at random from a warehouse
100 apples randomly selected at a processing plant
75 used batteries collected from random houses
3
Which sample would best represent all the employees of a certain company?
the first 100 employees to arrive at the office on a holiday
75 managers at a business meeting
the 20 employees who have been employee of the month
50 employees chosen at random from the companys payroll list
4
Which sample is a random sample?
100 birds brought to a rescue center to represent all birds
50 champion racehorses to represent all horses
100 people who answer a newspaper ad to take a survey
75 snowflakes from 75 different snow storms
5
Which sample would best represent all the students at a certain school?
the winners of the school's scholastic competition
100 students who've been at school the least amount of time
50 students chosen at random from a list of all students
the students in detention for not doing their homework
6
Which sample would best represent the opinions of a store's customers?
100 people leaving the store
75 people who are employees of the store
25 phone numbers selected from a city phone directory
150 people shopping at a different store
7
Which sample is NOT a random sample?
1,000 boxes selected from a manufacturing plant
10,000 people who respond to a survey on an internet site
100 people interviewed in a large parking lot
2,000 telephone numbers selected from a phone directory
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Which sample of voters would be most likely to have bias?
a sample taken at one of the voting locations
a sample taken at random from a city phone book
a sample taken at one of the candidate's rallies
a sample taken in several large parking lots

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