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Chapter 12: Q4. (page 743)

Identify each sample as biased or unbiased. Explain your reasoning.

Every fifteenth shopper at a clothing store is asked what they would want most for their birthday.

Short Answer

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The sample is unbiased because each shopper is equally to be the fifteenth shopper and no fifteenth shopper is favored over the other fifteenth shopper.

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Step 1. Identify each sample as biased or unbiased.

The sample is unbiased.

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Step 2. Explain the reasoning.

The sample is unbiased because each shopper is equally to be the fifteenth shopper and no fifteenth shopper is favoured over the other fifteenth shopper.

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