Question

to choose a mascot for a new middle school, 8th - grade students were polled, and their top choice was selected as the mascot. was the sample a biased sample? determining if a sample is biased

Explanation:

A biased sample is one that does not represent the entire population well. Since only 8 - th - grade students were polled to choose a mascot for a middle - school (which likely has students from multiple grades like 6th, 7th, and 8th), the sample does not include the opinions of other grade - level students. So, it is not representative of all middle - school students.

Answer:

Yes, the sample was a biased sample.