Question

miranda is conducting a poll to determine how many students would attend a students - only school dance if one was held. which sample is most likely to yield a representative sample for the poll? twenty names from each grade pulled blindly from a container filled with the names of the entire student body written on slips of paper every tenth person walking down main street in town at different times of the day all of the students who write into the school newspaper every student from all of mirandas classes

Explanation:

• For the first option: Pulling names from each grade blindly gives a chance for all students (across grades) to be represented. It's a form of random sampling within each grade group (ensuring that different grade - level perspectives are considered).
• For the second option: People on Main Street may not be students of the school. So, this sample is not relevant to the population (students of the school) for which the poll is being conducted.
• For the third option: Students who write into the school newspaper may have a particular interest (e.g., in writing or school - related communication) that is not representative of all students. They may be a self - selected group.
• For the fourth option: Students from Miranda's classes only represent a subset of the student body (those in her classes). They may have similar characteristics (e.g., same grade, same academic interests if it's a specialized class) that don't represent the entire student population.

Answer:

twenty names from each grade pulled blindly from a container filled with the names of the entire student body written on slips of paper