A college newspaper wants to determine whether current students like a movie that was filmed on campus 10 years ago. Which of the following sampling methods is most appropriate to estimate the proportion of all current students who like the movie?Choose 1 answer:(A) Creating an online poll on which current students can express their opinions and then using the first 50 responses(B) Surveying 50 current students at random(C) Surveying 50 current students who have seen the movie at random(D) Surveying 50 alumni who attended the college when the movie was filmed at random
Q. A college newspaper wants to determine whether current students like a movie that was filmed on campus 10 years ago. Which of the following sampling methods is most appropriate to estimate the proportion of all current students who like the movie?Choose 1 answer:(A) Creating an online poll on which current students can express their opinions and then using the first 50 responses(B) Surveying 50 current students at random(C) Surveying 50 current students who have seen the movie at random(D) Surveying 50 alumni who attended the college when the movie was filmed at random
Consider Option A: Look at option (A): Creating an online poll and using the first 50 responses might not be random because it could be biased towards those who respond quickly, possibly due to strong opinions.
Evaluate Option B: Consider option (B): Surveying 50 current students at random is a good approach because it reduces bias and gives all current students an equal chance to be included in the sample.
Assess Option C: Evaluate option (C): Surveying 50 current students who have seen the movie at random might introduce bias because it only includes students who have seen the movie, not all current students.
Review Option D: Assess option (D): Surveying 50 alumni is not appropriate because the question is about current students' opinions, not those of alumni.
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