School newspaper staff went to three different sports games to survey students on their favorite sport, and the results are shown in the table below. Are these samples biased? Why or why not? Favorite Sport Survey Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3 Basketball 23 Basketball 1 Basketball 1 Football 2 Football 24 Football 2 Volleyball 0 Volleyball 0 Volleyball 22
Accepted Solution
A:
The results are biased.
When you go to a particular sporting event and ask someone their favorite sport, they are more likely to respond the sport that they're watching at that moment. This creates bias.