Question

A university professor does not believe that there is really a difference between the GPA of male and female scholarship athletes, so he looks into how the sample was collected. His investigation shows that the study was given to all of the athletes on the basketball teams exclusively. Based on this information, should the university administration trust the results from this study?

a. Yes, because the results were significant

b. Yes, because a large enough sample was taken

c. No, because not every scholarship athlete part of the study

d. No, because the study was not taken from a random sample of scholarship athletes

Answer 1

Answer: d. No, because the study was not taken from a random sample of scholarship athletes.

Explanation:

Since the study only focuses on basketball players, the sample may not be representative of all scholarship athletes in the university. This can cause bias in the results and make it difficult to generalize the findings to the larger population of scholarship athletes. Therefore, the university administration should not fully trust the results of this study.