Question

Suppose you want to know whether the eighth-grade music students at a school spend more time practicing their instruments or playing computer games. Explain how you would get a representative sample from the population.

Answer 1

Suppose you want to know whether the eighth-grade music students at a school spend more time practicing their instruments or playing computer games. Explain how you would get a representative sample from the population.

Explanation:

Sample response: Get a list of all the music students in the eighth grade. Randomly select enough students to get a sample from the population. Ensure that the selection is completely random so the sample is not biased.

Answer 2

Sample response: Get a list of all the music students in the eighth grade. Randomly select enough students to get a sample from the population. Ensure that the selection is completely random so the sample is not biased.

Explanation: