WHAT IF? You want to estimate the number of twelfth-grade students in a high school who ride a bus to school. Which sample is unbiased? Explain.

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GIOICE D S Ieprescnauve or uic popuauom
because it is selected at random and is large
enough to provide accurate data.
So, the correct answer is D.
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1. WHAT IF? You want to estimate the number of twelfth-grade students
in a high school who ride a bus to school. Which sample is unbiased?
Explain.
2. You want to estimate the number of eighth-grade students in your
school who find it relaxing to listen to music. You consider two samples.
• fifteen randomly selected members of the band
• every fifth student whose name appears on an alphabetical list of
eighth-grade students
Which sample is unbiased? Explain.
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Transcribed Image Text:BIUA 11 GIOICE D S Ieprescnauve or uic popuauom because it is selected at random and is large enough to provide accurate data. So, the correct answer is D. Try It 1. WHAT IF? You want to estimate the number of twelfth-grade students in a high school who ride a bus to school. Which sample is unbiased? Explain. 2. You want to estimate the number of eighth-grade students in your school who find it relaxing to listen to music. You consider two samples. • fifteen randomly selected members of the band • every fifth student whose name appears on an alphabetical list of eighth-grade students Which sample is unbiased? Explain. llı
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