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Ben surveyed the 21 oldest members of a club.

Is this sample of the members of the club likely to be representative?

yes

no

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It depends on the total number of members in the club. Without that information, it is difficult to determine if the sample is representative or not.

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To determine if a sample is representative, we need to know the characteristics of the population being sampled. In this case, we only know that the...