1)Identify the sampling method. You want to determine the number of text messages students at your school send in a month. You go to the cafeteria and randomly ask students as they come out of the lunch line.

Question

A)Random***
B)Systematic
C)Stratified
D)None of these.

Would the answer be A?

Answer 1

Yes, the correct answer is A) Random. By randomly asking students as they come out of the lunch line, you are giving an equal opportunity for every student to be selected. This ensures that your sample is representative of the entire student population at your school. Random sampling helps eliminate bias and increases the likelihood of obtaining an unbiased estimate of the number of text messages students send in a month.