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) 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)
No, because Bessie does not ask all pet owners in her area.
No, because Bessie’s sample is not a random sample.
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.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
No, because Bessie’s sample is not a random sample.

She only surveys customers who happen to visit a pet store on a Saturday morning, so the sample is biased and not representative of all local pet owners.