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ade ) DD.8 Identify representative, random, and biased samples 5V3

Ben polled the 7 most successful farmers in town.

Is this a random sample of the farmers in town?

yes

no

Answer

No, this is a biased sample as it only includes the most successful farmers and does not represent the entire population of farmers in town.

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A biased sample is one that does not accurately represent the entire population being studied. In this case, the sample only includes the most successful farmers in...