Bill stood outside the mall and asked every fourth person to enter the mall for their favorite sport. There were four choices: football, baseball, basketball, and other. Bill surveyed a total of 51 people. Of those surveyed, 15 said football is their favorite, 11 said baseball is their favorite, 13 said basketball is their favorite, and 12 said other.
Is there a sampling bias in the situation above?
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YES SAMPLING BIAS IS THERE BECAUSE ,
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Bill stood outside the mall and asked every fourth person to enter the mall for their favorite sport. There were four choices: football, baseball, basketball, and other. Bill surveyed a total of 51 people. Of those surveyed, 15 said football is their favorite, 11 said baseball is their favorite, 13 said basketball is their favorite, and 12 said other.
The answer is "A. Yes, people who go to the mall probably like football."
Because in 51 person that who enters the mall. 15 people said that their favorite sport is football. And the 13 other people says that their favorite sport is basketball. And also 11 of them are love baseball. And lastly the remain people says that they love other sports. And the most number of people that who enters the mall are loved football.
Because the most sports that people choose as their favorite is "football."