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Which of the following is a biased sample of the people who shop at a shoe store?

a) Select every tenth shopper.
b) Choose the 10 most frequent shoppers.
c) Put the name of every shopper into a box and pick 10 shoppers without looking.
d) Select one shopper who enters the store every half hour until 10 shoppers have been chosen.
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User Septronic
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Answer:

b) Choose the 10 most frequent shoppers.

Explanation:

it is a biased sample of the people who shop at a shoe store because it is the most frequent shoppers.

User Mirjeta
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Answer:

B)

Explanation:

This sample is biased because this is a narrow array of possibilities. The others present a wider array that enable different opinions and people. This isn't a good explanation but its the right answer. I hope this helped.

User Timofey Stolbov
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