Question

a town council is conducting a survey to determine if a playground should be built on a vacant piece of land. they send the survey to families in town with kids who attend the local schools.

explain why the sample they use for the survey is not representative of the population. use the drop - down menus to complete the statements about the sample.

click the arrows to choose an answer from each menu.

the sample is not representative of the population because families with school - aged children are choose... the rest of the town’s population to want the land to be used for a playground. a more representative sample of the population would be people choose... .

Explanation:

To determine why the sample is unrepresentative, we analyze the survey's target population (all town residents) and the sample (families with school - aged kids). Families with school - aged children have a greater interest in a playground (as their kids would use it) compared to other groups like childless adults or seniors. A representative sample should include all town residents, not just a specific group. So for the first blank, families with school - aged children are more likely than the rest of the population to want the playground. For the second blank, a more representative sample would be people from across the town (including different demographics like childless adults, seniors, families with kids of all ages, etc.).

Answer:

The sample is not representative of the population because families with school - aged children are more likely than the rest of the town’s population to want the land to be used for a playground. A more representative sample of the population would be people from all groups in the town (e.g., childless adults, seniors, families with kids of different ages, etc.).

(For the drop - down menus, the first choice should be "more likely than" and the second choice should be something like "from all parts of the town (including different demographics)" or a similar option that implies a random or comprehensive sample of the entire town's population.)