16. Tabitha finds an article online that states, “Ferns are more popular than ever. We visited a garden center

Question

in Birmingham and randomly surveyed 80 shoppers about whether they were interested in having or
already have ferns at their home. Based on the results of the survey, 80% of Birmingham residents are
fans of ferns!” Evaluate this report and its conclusion.
(1 point)
The conclusion is accurate because the sample is representative of the population. Since the store is in
Birmingham, the results of the survey can be applied to the population of Birmingham.
This conclusion is not accurate because they did not report the actual number of people surveyed who
said they were interested in having ferns at their home.
The conclusion is accurate because the sample is suiciently large enough to draw conclusions about the
population.
The conclusion is not accurate because the survey was taken at a garden center, which introduced bias.

Answer 1

The conclusion is not accurate because the sample was not randomly selected from the population, but rather selected from a group of shoppers at a garden center. Therefore, the results cannot be applied to the population of Birmingham as a whole. Additionally, the article does not provide information about the margin of error or confidence level of the survey results.