Thursday, May 20, 2010

Patrice and jason needed to report the results of a survey regarding the favorite snack food of the student's

at Milton Middle School. how could the report be done to produce a representative sample of 100 students?

Patrice and jason needed to report the results of a survey regarding the favorite snack food of the student's
The key is to make the survey truly random. Possibilities include putting all names of students in a hat and drawing 100 names, or using a computer to generate random numbers and match them to a numbered list of students names.





Once the sample is found, the report should add up the number of each type of snack food as selected in the survey. A percentage of respondents selecting each type of snack food could then be reported. For instance, if 13 people selected chips as their favorite snack food, then it would be reported that "13% of respondents selected chips."


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