On a Saturday night

MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · AP · AP Statistics · Collecting Data · Collecting Data

Problem

On a Saturday night, a team of police officers set up a drug and alcohol testing station to test drivers leaving the centre of town on a major road. (1) What type of sampling method is this? (2) Do you think the sample will be biased? If so, do you think it is *sensible* for it to be biased? Explain your answer.

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