Question

Bill wanted to know how many times students at his middle school go to the beach each week during the summer. He surveyed every other middle school student at the mall last Saturday. After analyzing the data collected, Bill determined that the average student from his middle school goes to the beach about 2.4 times a week during the summer. What error did he make in the survey?

Answer 1

The survey was intended for Bill's middle school during the summer. The

survey was administered to students of other schools on a Saturday.

• The type of error is the selection bias error.

Reasons:

The type of error made is a non sampling error, given that the target of the

study is the number of times in a week students at his middle school

attend the beach during the summer.

The errors are; Selection bias error.

• The given that the students survey are not from his middle school.

• The survey was carried out once on a Saturday, where the target was during the summer.

The selection bias error is a type error that is due to the researcher

chooses what to study, such that the participant have common

characteristics rather than being random.

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