Question

a restaurant owner wanted to survey his customers to get their opinion on the new flavor of ice cream. which one of the following could the restaurant owner do to get a generalized sample of his customers? a the restaurant owner could survey every third customer in his restaurant. b the restaurant owner could survey all the women customers in his restaurant. c the restaurant owner could survey the first customer in his restaurant each day for one month. d the restaurant owner could survey only his friends who eat at the restaurant.

Explanation:

Option A uses systematic sampling, which selects customers at regular intervals, creating a representative, generalized sample of all customers. Options B, C, and D produce biased samples: B only surveys women, C only surveys early daily customers, and D only surveys the owner's friends, none of which reflect the full customer base.

Answer:

A. The restaurant owner could survey every third customer in his restaurant.