Question

Bessie wants to find out the fraction of pet owners whose favorite pet is a cat. She conducts a small survey at the local pet store by asking every other customer who enters the store on a Saturday morning. Decide whether her findings can be generalized to all pet owners in her local area. Why or why not?(1 point)
Responses

Yes, because Bessie conducts the survey at a local pet store.
Yes, because Bessie conducts the survey at a local pet store.

Yes, because Bessie’s sample is a random sample and represents the population of local pet owners.
Yes, because Bessie’s sample is a random sample and represents the population of local pet owners.

No, because Bessie does not ask all pet owners in her area.
No, because Bessie does not ask all pet owners in her area.

No, because Bessie’s sample is not a random sample.
No, because Bessie’s sample is not a random sample.

Answer 1

No, because Bessie’s sample is not a random sample. Customers at a pet store on a Saturday are a biased subset of all local pet owners, so the results won’t generalize to the whole population.