A lecturer wants to take a sample of 40 students from a class of 160 to complete a survey on the module. In the past they have tried two ways: asking the first 40 students who turn up to lectures or emailing a survey to the entire class. Her friend, a statistics lecturer, suggests asking each student in lecture to toss a coin twice and select the students who get two heads. Which approach would you prefer and why, or does it actually matter?

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A lecturer wants to take a sample of 40 students from a class of 160 to
complete a survey on the module. In the past they have tried two ways: asking the
first 40 students who turn up to lectures or emailing a survey to the entire class.
Her friend, a statistics lecturer, suggests asking each student in lecture to toss a
coin twice and select the students who get two heads. Which approach would you
prefer and why, or does it actually matter?

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