Maria is organizing the food for her town’s fall festival. She will be ordering and providing different protein options for the festival. Maria is unsure whether to order more hotdogs or hamburgers and decided to interview the residents of her town. Instead of interviewing every resident, Maria decides to survey a random sample of people to get the information she needs.
Select all selection options that will provide Maria with the most accurate sample.
Maria selects the first
people that walk into the town’s library.
Maria randomly selects
children at the town’s school.
Maria randomly selects
people at the state championship basketball game hosted by her town.
Maria randomly selects
homes in the town to interview their owners.
Maria randomly selects
people shopping at the local grocery store.
with explantion
Maria randomly selects 100 people at the state championship basketball game hosted by her town. This option would provide a diverse sample of residents from the town who are likely to attend the fall festival.
Maria randomly selects 50 homes in the town to interview their owners. This option would provide a mix of residents from different neighborhoods in the town, giving a more accurate representation of the town's population.
Maria randomly selects 200 people shopping at the local grocery store. This option would also provide a diverse sample of residents who are likely to attend the fall festival and would give a good representation of the town's population.