there are two people in sophias class of 25 n...
there are two people in sophias class of 25 named michael. she infers that 8% of people in the u.s. are named michael. what is wrong with sophias conclusion? a nothing is wrong with sophias conclusion. 2/25 = 0.08, which is 8%. b sophia used a convenience sample, so it is not an accurate representation of the population. c sophia should have only looked at a percentage of the males in her class with the name michael. d sophias sample was too small; she should have counted all the people named michael in her entire school.
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# Brief Explanations:
Sophia's class is a convenience - sample. It is not randomly selected from the entire U.S. population, so it cannot accurately represent the proportion of people named Michael in the U.S.
# Answer:
B. Sophia used a convenience sample, so it is not an accurate representation of the population.