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Algebra 1
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Algebra 1

Algebra 1

Book edition Student Edition
Author(s) Carter, Cuevas, Day, Holiday, Luchin
Pages 801 pages
ISBN 9780078884801

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Identify each sample as biased or unbiased. Explain your reasoning.

A group of students stands at the door of the school and asks every tenth student who they would vote for in the upcoming election and why.

The sample is unbiased because each student is equally likely to be the tenth student and no tenth student is favored over the other tenth student.

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Step 1. Identify each sample as biased or unbiased.

The sample is unbiased.

Step 2. Explain the reasoning.

The sample is unbiased because each student is equally likely to be the tenth student and no tenth student is favored over the other tenth student.

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