+73 A random sample of ten states is selected to find to find the average population per state in the United States. a) Is the sampling method biased?? b) If yes, how should the sampling method change??
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+118608 Hi Gabbi,
A random sample of ten states is selected to find to find the average population per state in the United States. a) Is the sampling method biased?? b) If yes, how should the sampling method change??
If the sample is chosen randomly then it is not biased.
It would probably be 'fairer' to stratify the states based on land area then take random samples withing the stratas but this would not be less 'biased'
