Question

An amusement park's owners are considering extending the weeks of the year that it is opened. The owners would like to survey 100 randomly selected families to see whether an extended season would be of interest to those that may visit the amusement park.
What is the best way to randomly choose these 100 families?




Ask the first 100 families that enter the amusement park on a busy weekend day.

Have the owners of the amusement park ask the first 100 people they see.

Choose a neighborhood near the amusement park and ask 100 families in this neighborhood.

Allow a random number generator to come up with 100 families within a 50 radius of the amusement park.

Answer 1

The best way to randomly choose the 100 families would be to allow a random number generator to come up with 100 families within a 50 radius of the amusement park.

Using this method would ensure that it is more randomised & not limited to people who come at a specific time or are in a specific area as well as it not be affected by subconscious bias of people when selecting people to survey.

Answer 2

Randomly choose 100 families that would be to allow a random number generator to come up with 100 families in a 50 radius of the amusement park.