The options that will provide Maria with the most accurate sample are:
- Maria randomly selects 50 homes in the town to interview their owners.
- Maria randomly selects 100 people shopping at the local grocery store.
Selecting random samples from the town's population at the grocery store and homes will provide a more diverse and representative sample of the residents compared to only selecting people entering the library or attending a specific event like the basketball game. This is because grocery stores and homes are places where a wide range of residents are likely to be present, making it more likely that Maria will get varied responses.
Maria is organizing the food for her town’s fall festival. She will be ordering and providing different protein options for the festival. Maria is unsure whether to order more hotdogs or hamburgers and decided to interview the residents of her town. Instead of interviewing every resident, Maria decides to survey a random sample of people to get the information she needs.
Select all selection options that will provide Maria with the most accurate sample.
Maria selects the first
people that walk into the town’s library.
Maria randomly selects
children at the town’s school.
Maria randomly selects
people at the state championship basketball game hosted by her town.
Maria randomly selects
homes in the town to interview their owners.
Maria randomly selects
people shopping at the local grocery store.
and why
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