Question
Rodell wants to find the favorite gaming app among the students at his school. He decides to poll the thirty students on his football team and the fifteen students on his basketball team to gather the data. What is wrong with Rodell’s method for collecting his data?
Rodell only polled fellow athletes; this sample does not represent nonathletes at the school.
Rodell needs a larger sample size than two sports teams to represent a whole school.
Rodell polled everyone on his teams; he should have only polled every other student for it to be a true sample.
Rodell’s polling method only included fall and winter sports; he should have also included a spring sport like baseball.
Rodell only polled fellow athletes; this sample does not represent nonathletes at the school.
Rodell needs a larger sample size than two sports teams to represent a whole school.
Rodell polled everyone on his teams; he should have only polled every other student for it to be a true sample.
Rodell’s polling method only included fall and winter sports; he should have also included a spring sport like baseball.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The main issue with Rodell’s method for collecting data is that he only polled fellow athletes; this sample does not represent nonathletes at the school. Since he only surveyed students from the football and basketball teams, the results may be biased towards the preferences of athletes and may not accurately reflect the favorite gaming app of the entire student body, which includes nonathletes. Therefore, the first statement is the most accurate critique of Rodell's polling method.