Asked by bob

Bert’s new high school plans to choose school colors by the end of the month. Bert surveyed 100 band students for their color preferences in the chart below.



School Color Survey
Colors Frequency
Blue and Grey 27
Red and Grey 20
Black and Silver 22
Orange and Brown 31




Which statement BEST describes why Bert’s data is misleading?




The population sample is not identified by age.


It does not give the percentage for each color combination.


It does not identify the grade level of the students surveyed.


The entire school population is not represented in the survey.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"The entire school population is not represented in the survey."

Explanation: Bert only surveyed band students, so the sample may be biased and not reflect preferences of the whole school. The other choices are less relevant (percentages or ages/grades aren't the main problem).