Mona wants to gauge the opinions of her peers on the design of the school's yearbook
MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · AP · AP Statistics · Collecting Data · Collecting Data
Problem
Mona wants to gauge the opinions of her peers on the design of the school's yearbook. She uses her own home room class as her sample.
(1) Explain why Mona's sample is a convenience sample.
(2) In what ways will Mona's sample be biased?
(3) Suggest a more appropriate sampling method that Mona should use.