Identify the Best Way to Sample a Population

Identify the Best Way to Sample a Population

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

10th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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The video tutorial discusses how to select a representative sample of a company's employees to choose a new logo. It evaluates four scenarios: selecting every third employee from the largest department, every employee entering the cafeteria, every third employee on the payroll, and employees under 35. The tutorial explains why the first three options are biased and concludes that the most unbiased and random choice is every third employee on the payroll.

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OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What makes the option of surveying every third employee on the company's payroll a good choice?

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3 mins • 1 pt

Discuss the potential bias in surveying only employees under the age of 35.

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