Question

Rodell wants to find the favorite gaming app among the students at his school. He decides to poll the thirty students on his football team and the fifteen students on his basketball team to gather the data. What is wrong with Rodell’s method for collecting his data?
Rodell only polled fellow athletes; this sample does not represent nonathletes at the school.
Rodell needs a larger sample size than two sports teams to represent a whole school.
Rodell polled everyone on his teams; he should have only polled every other student for it to be a true sample.
Rodell’s polling method only included fall and winter sports; he should have also included a spring sport like baseball.

Answer 1

Using sampling concepts, it is found that the due to bias, the correct option is given by:

Rodell only polled fellow athletes; this sample does not represent nonathletes at the school.

Why is Rodell's sample biased?

The school is composed both by athletes and non-athletes, which should have different gaming apps, for example, athletes may be more likely to play sports games while non-athletes may favor RPG for example.

He surveys only athletes, hence, the correct option is:

Rodell only polled fellow athletes; this sample does not represent nonathletes at the school.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is (A):

Rodell only polled fellow athletes; this sample does not represent nonathletes at the school.

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