Jane and Sam work in the same department for a large corporation. They are curious about the proportion of their coworkers who have children. Jane obtains a list of all the workers in the department, randomly picks 20 names from the list, and asks those coworkers if they have children. She finds that 72% of those surveyed have children. Sam waits in the break room one morning and asks the first 20 coworkers that pass by if they have children. He finds that 85% of those surveyed have children. Which result is the better estimate of the proportion of coworkers who have children?   Question 1 options:   72%   Both results are equally good estimates    Neither result is a good estimate    85%

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Jane and Sam work in the same department for a large corporation. They are curious about the proportion of their coworkers who have children.

Jane obtains a list of all the workers in the department, randomly picks 20 names from the list, and asks those coworkers if they have children. She finds that 72% of those surveyed have children.

Sam waits in the break room one morning and asks the first 20 coworkers that pass by if they have children. He finds that 85% of those surveyed have children.

Which result is the better estimate of the proportion of coworkers who have children?

 

Question 1 options:

 

72%

 

Both results are equally good estimates 

 

Neither result is a good estimate 

 

85%

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