Sample of the population; generalizations about a population from a sample are valid only if the sample is representative of that population. Understand that random sampling
tends to produce representative samples and support valid inferences.
A statistics student samples a group of people to determine the probability that a student
Lakeview High owns a car. Which group of people should the student survey to provide the
most accurate sample?
A
B
a fourth of the students in each grade at Lakeview High
all the students in the freshman class at Lakeview High
the members of the JV basketball team
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D the students at the statistics student's lunch table
7.SP.2: Use data from a random sample to draw inferences about a population with an