A teacher wants to know if students understand a homework assignment. Which of the following sampling methods would give the most unbiased sample?(1 point)

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selecting assignments of the top students
selecting assignments of the top students

selecting assignments from a pile of collected homework at random
selecting assignments from a pile of collected homework at random

selecting assignments of students whose names start with a vowel
selecting assignments of students whose names start with a vowel

selecting the top five assignments from a pile of collected homework

1 answer

The most unbiased sampling method among the options provided is:

selecting assignments from a pile of collected homework at random.

This method ensures that every assignment has an equal chance of being selected, regardless of the students' performance or any other characteristic, which helps to avoid bias in the sampling process.