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)

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’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.

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

No, because Bessie’s sample is not a random sample.
No, because Bessie’s sample is not a random sample.
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GPT-4o mini · Answer

The most appropriate response is: **No, because Bessie does not ask all pet owners in her area.** Bessie's method of surveying every other customer at a local pet store does not ensure that her sample is representative of the entire population of pet owners in her local area. It could potentially be biased towards the preferences of customers who shop at that specific store and during that specific time, rather than reflecting the broader population of all pet owners.