Question

Which of the following statements is unbiased? The best high school in the state is in Phoenix, Arizona. Cactus Ridge is the largest high school in the state. The sports coaches at Cactus Ridge are always fair. Cactus Ridge High School has the smartest teachers.

Answer 1

Cactus Ridge is the largest high school in the state.

An unbiased statement is one that is clearly and easily measurable. This statement can easily be proven true through either the population of Cactus Ridge or the square footage of the campus, depending on what the speaker means by largest. It is not clearly and easily measurable to prove which high school is the best because there are many different factors that go into this determination. Would the deciding factors be test scores? Graduation rates? 4-year college acceptances? The same is true of the last statements. How is fairness determined? What criteria shows the teachers are the smartest? Master's degrees? Trivia contest?

Answer 2

Cactus Ridge is the largest high school in the state