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Question 55-ICA1
From a class containing 12 girls and 10 boys, three students are to be selected to serve on a school advisory panel. Here are five different methods of making the selection.

Which is the best sampling method, if you want the school panel to represent a fair and
representative view of the opinions of your class?
A) Select the first three names on the class attendance list.
B) Select the first three students who volunteer.
C)Place the names of the 22 students in a hat, mix them thoroughly, and select three
names from the mix.
D)Select the first three students who show up for class tomorrow.
Select the last ten names from the class attendance list. Place their names in a hat,
mix them thoroughly, and select three names from the mix.

Answer 1

Answer: Choice C

Reason:

This method ensures that every student has an equal chance of being selected. This assumes the names are put back into the hat (i.e. replacement is done). Any repeat selections are ignored.

Choices A, B, D, and E all represent situations where bias is introduced. For instance, choice E places bias toward the last ten people on the list, while ignoring the other people. The goal of selecting a sample is to eliminate as much bias as possible.