Leo wants to determine the average number of texts middle school students send in a day. Since all middle school students are enrolled in history, he randomly surveyed 4 students from each of Mr. Barnes's eighth-grade history classes. Ms. Lopez and Mrs. Frank also teach eighth-grade history. What should Leo do to ensure his sample is representative of all middle school students?

A. He should take the sample as is because he randomly surveyed students in each of Mr. Barnes's classes.

B. He should also take a sample from Ms. Lopez's and Mrs. Frank's classes so that each student has the same chance of being chosen.

C. He should survey each of the other history classes. Only one grade is being surveyed by this method.

D. He should survey all the students in all the history classes to make sure he collects enough data.

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Justin Cordova

Mathematics

9 May, 17:16

Leo wants to determine the average number of texts middle school students send in a day. Since all middle school students are enrolled in history, he randomly surveyed 4 students from each of Mr. Barnes's eighth-grade history classes. Ms. Lopez and Mrs. Frank also teach eighth-grade history. What should Leo do to ensure his sample is representative of all middle school students?

A. He should take the sample as is because he randomly surveyed students in each of Mr. Barnes's classes.

B. He should also take a sample from Ms. Lopez's and Mrs. Frank's classes so that each student has the same chance of being chosen.

C. He should survey each of the other history classes. Only one grade is being surveyed by this method.

D. He should survey all the students in all the history classes to make sure he collects enough data.

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Jorge Baird · Answer 1

Since it is classified that the main target population of Leo are the middle school students, then might as well include other students in the other classes who also belong in the middle school students. In this way, all students will have the chance to be chosen and he will be able to collect enough data that would support his research. Answer for this is option D.