For the upcoming school year, Jordan Elementary School is deciding among the aquarium, natural history museum, or science museum for their school field trip. The school sent out a survey to the homes of 40 randomly selected students who participated in the school science club.

Question

Is it reasonable to use the results of this survey to decide where the field trip should be?

A
Yes, because 40 students were surveyed.

B
No, because not all students are surveyed.

C
No, because the sample is biased toward students who are interested in science.

D
Yes, because this is a random sample.

Answer 1

The best answer to the question is:

C No, because the sample is biased toward students who are interested in science.

While the survey included a random selection of students, it only surveyed members of the school science club, which may not represent the preferences of the entire student body. This could lead to biased results since only those interested in science are included in the sample.