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Jake wants to know if people in his town want more restaurants.



Which sampling method would be BEST for making a valid inference about having more restaurants in Jake's town?



A.
Asking
100
randomly selected people who live in his town.

B.
Asking
100
randomly selected people who own a business.

C.
Asking
100
randomly selected people who are from a nearby town.

D.
Asking
100
randomly selected people who are eating at a restaurant.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A.

Asking 100 randomly selected people who live in his town gives a (more) representative sample of the population he wants to learn about. The others are biased or sample the wrong population (business owners, people from another town, or only restaurant patrons).