a gym teacher at jackson high school ans the ...
a gym teacher at jackson high school ans the school to have a new team sport: soccer, lacrosse or rugby. she will take a survey to determine which of those sport most students prefer. which population would provide a random sampling for the gym teaoher to use? every third student arriving to school all students at the school who are 16 years old all students who buy lunch at the school on friday half of the students who play on team sports at the school
Answer
# Answer:
A. every third student arriving to school
# Explanation:
## Step1: Define random sampling
Random sampling means every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected.
## Step2: Analyze option A
Every third student arriving to school gives all students an equal chance as long as arrival is random.
## Step3: Analyze option B
Only 16 - year - old students exclude other age groups, not random.
## Step4: Analyze option C
Students buying lunch on Friday may have a certain pattern (e.g., food preference), not random.
## Step5: Analyze option D
Students who play team sports are a specific subset, not representative of all students, not random.