Adriana, Henry, Malik, and Richard each design surveys to determine the most popular way seventh graders purchase music. Adriana
samples the five friends sitting at her lunch table. Henry samples every boy in his homeroom class. Malik samples every student using an MP3 player while waiting for the bus. Richard samples the first student alphabetically on the class roster from each of 12 classes. Which sample is likely to produce the most valid results? Adriana’s sample Henry’s sample Malik’s sample Richard’s sample
The sample which is likely to produce the most valid result is Richard's sample because there was no statistical bias. Statistical bias is the systematic favoritism of certain individuals in the study. Just like what Adriana, Henry and Malik did in conducting their surveys, they choose people who are point of interest and also who are near them. In the way Richard conducted his survey, he used a random sampling technique, this is a method of selecting a sample from a population in such a way that every possible individual can be chosen and he doesn't know who these people are.
