tyrone randomly interviewed 55 8th graders at...
tyrone randomly interviewed 55 8th graders at the westwood mall saturday afternoon to determine their reason for going to the mall. based on the results of his survey, he made the following claim: two out of four middle school students visit the mall to go shopping. explain why this claim is misleading. a. tyrone did not survey enough 8th graders to draw a valid conclusion. b. since tyrone surveyed only 8th graders, his sample is not representative of all middle school students. c. tyrone only interviewed students in the food court. d. tyrone did not use a random sample of 8th graders.
Answer
# Brief Explanations:
Tyrone surveyed only 8th - graders, while his claim is about all middle - school students. A sample of 8th - graders is not representative of the entire population of middle - school students which includes 6th and 7th graders too.
# Answer:
B. Since Tyrone surveyed only 8th graders, his sample is not representative of all middle school students.