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 is:

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

While 40 students were surveyed randomly from the science club, this group represents only those students who have already shown an interest in science. As a result, their preferences may not be reflective of the entire school population's interests when it comes to field trips.