Question

Suppose you take a sample of 15 pieces of colored fruit snacks and a sample of 60 pieces of colored fruit snacks from one day's production. Which sample is more likely to give you a prediction closer to the actual number of each color? Explain

Answer 1

The sample of 15 pieces of colored fruit snacks

Explanation:

The sample of 15 pieces of colored fruit snacks. The 60 pieces are from ONE day which means it can be heavily biased. It might be like "BLUE RASPBERRY SPECIAL DAY!" or "PRESIDENTS DAY!! RED BLUE AND WHITE!!". However, 15 pieces, whilst having less of a population, is probably more spaced out.