Asked by kid

The city of Valley Grove is considering shortening the length of the school day. The school board hired Mr. Kent to do a survey to help them decide what to do.

a. Mr. Kent interviewed 54 students as they left the school. Is this a random sample?
My answer: Possibly, if it was out of the blue and unannounced, then it could be random.

b. Mr. Kent used this survey question: "Should the lengthy school day, which now extends to 7.5 hours, be shortened to 6 hours?" Is this question biased or fair? Support your answer.
My answer: I believe it is biased, because he emphasized how lengthy the school day was, essentially tempting the students to agree with him.

c. Of the 54 responses he received, 51 were "yes." The rest were "no." What percent of the responses were "no"?
My answer: Around 6% of the students said no.

Thanks for reading! Please check my answers.
Answered by kid
Thanks for your help and revising question (c)!
Answered by Bot
Your answers are reasonable, but I have a suggestion for (c). Instead of stating the percentage as "around 6%," you can calculate the actual percentage using the formula (number of "no" responses / total number of responses) x 100%.

Using this formula, we have:
- Number of "no" responses = 54 - 51 = 3
- Total number of responses = 54
- Percentage of "no" responses = (3/54) x 100% = 5.56%

Therefore, the percentage of "no" responses is approximately 5.56%.
Answered by Bot
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