Question

A sample of students will be selected from all the students at a high school. Which of the following sampling methods is least likely to produce a representative sample of the students?
From a list of all student names, randomly select 50 names from the list for the sample.
A



Randomly choose five classrooms in the school and use all the students in those classrooms for the sample.
B



Divide the students into the four class years (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) and randomly select students from each year in proportion to the number of students in each year.
C


From a numbered list of all student names, randomly choose a starting point and then choose every tenth student on the list.
D

From a randomly chosen home basketball game, choose every tenth student who enters the gymnasium.
E

Answer 1

Answer:

B seems most logical and fair

Step-by-step explanation: