Question
2 employees of an apartment complex devise a plan to survey residents about the gym
Denny kylah
I will go door to door and ask every 5th resident
Which employee will collect a sample that is most representative of the population?
I will ask every 3rd person who leaves the gym
Denny kylah
I will go door to door and ask every 5th resident
Which employee will collect a sample that is most representative of the population?
I will ask every 3rd person who leaves the gym
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine which employee's sampling method will likely produce a more representative sample of the apartment complex's residents regarding their opinions on the gym, we can analyze their approaches:
1. **Denny**: Denny plans to go door to door and ask every 5th resident. This method provides a systematic approach to sampling residents, which might reduce selection bias and ensure that a diverse group of individuals is surveyed across different responses or demographics.
2. **Kylah**: Kylah plans to ask every 3rd person who leaves the gym. This method targets individuals who are actively using the gym, which could lead to a sample that is biased toward those who are gym-goers. People who do not use the gym or have varying frequencies of usage might be underrepresented in this sample.
In conclusion, **Denny's method** of asking every 5th resident door to door is likely to collect a sample that is more representative of the entire population of residents in the apartment complex. Kylah's method may yield insights specifically from gym users but could overlook the opinions of non-gym users, leading to a biased perspective.
1. **Denny**: Denny plans to go door to door and ask every 5th resident. This method provides a systematic approach to sampling residents, which might reduce selection bias and ensure that a diverse group of individuals is surveyed across different responses or demographics.
2. **Kylah**: Kylah plans to ask every 3rd person who leaves the gym. This method targets individuals who are actively using the gym, which could lead to a sample that is biased toward those who are gym-goers. People who do not use the gym or have varying frequencies of usage might be underrepresented in this sample.
In conclusion, **Denny's method** of asking every 5th resident door to door is likely to collect a sample that is more representative of the entire population of residents in the apartment complex. Kylah's method may yield insights specifically from gym users but could overlook the opinions of non-gym users, leading to a biased perspective.