A writer for a high school newspaper is conducting a survey to estimate the number of students that will vote for a particular candidate in an upcoming student government election. All students at the high school are eligible to vote in the election, and the writer decides to select a sample of students to take the survey. Which of the following sampling methods is most likely to produce valid results?

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A writer for a high school newspaper is conducting a survey to estimate the number of students that will vote for a particular candidate in an upcoming student government election. All students at the high school are eligible to vote in the election, and the writer decides to select a sample of students to take the survey. Which of the following sampling methods is most likely to produce valid results?
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Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A)   Survey every fifth student to enter the school library.
A
Survey every fifth student to enter the school library.
(Choice B)   Survey every fifth student to arrive at school one morning.
B
Survey every fifth student to arrive at school one morning.
(Choice C)   Survey every fifth senior to arrive at school one morning.
C
Survey every fifth senior to arrive at school one morning.
(Choice D)   Survey every fifth student to enter the school stadium for a football game.
D
Survey every fifth student to enter the school stadium for a football game.
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GPT 3.5 · Answer

The most likely sampling method to produce valid results for estimating the number of students voting for a particular candidate in the student government election would be to (Choice B) survey every fifth student to arrive at school one morning. This method ensures that the sample is selected randomly and provides a more representative sample of the entire student population.