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Compare Samples - Practice Exercise 8-1



Short Answer
 

 1. 

Paul wanted to find out how much time 6th grade students spent outdoors in January. He lives in Los Angeles, CA and he asked all the students in his class. He asked his cousin in Bismarck, ND to ask all the students in his class. Is this a stratified sample?
 

 2. 

Does the above survey collect a convenience sample?
 

 3. 

Joan went to the food court in a mall to ask the people if they liked ice cream. She thought it would be a good location since food court has 3 different ice cream stores. She asked as many people as she could as they walked by her table. Is the sample she collected a random sample?
 



 
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