Question

As part of a project for math class, Peter randomly interviewed 51 teenagers at a park to determine their favorite park activity. Based on the results of his survey, he made the following claim:One out of four park-goers like to hike on the trails.Explain why this is not a valid claim.a. Peter only interviewed teenagers at the park, but made the claim about all park-goers.b. The teenagers were not randomly interviewed.c. Not enough teenagers at the park were surveyed.d. Only people on the trails were surveyed.

Answer 1

For this case we can concclude that the best answer is:

a. Peter only interviewed teenagers at the park, but made the claim about all park-goers.

And the reason is because