A large company wants to find out what team-building activity its employees prefer. Which of the following samples can give the most valid generalization?(1 point)

Question

Responses

a group with one member from each department
a group with one member from each department

400 randomly chosen employees from the list of all employees
400 randomly chosen employees from the list of all employees

all employees who have worked in the company for 5 years or more
all employees who have worked in the company for 5 years or more

all 624 female employees in the company
all 624 female employees in the company

Answer 1

The sample that can give the most valid generalization about the preferences for team-building activities among all employees is:

400 randomly chosen employees from the list of all employees.

This is because it is a random sample that includes a larger and more diverse group of employees from the entire company, which increases the likelihood that the sample will be representative of the whole population. The other options either limit the diversity of the sample or may introduce bias (e.g., selecting only female employees or only those with more than five years of service).