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Classifying Data, SM-Bank 023 MC

Which of the following would be best conducted as a sample?

  1. The heights of players in the school basketball team.
  2. The number of people attending the 3 pm session of the latest Marvel movie in Gold Class at the local cinema on Friday.
  3. The number of bottles of water were sold at the school athletics carnival.
  4. The most popular streaming platform in Australia.
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\(D\)

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\(\text{Considering each option:}\)

\(\text{A.  You could measure the all players }\longrightarrow\ \text{Census}\)

\(\text{B.  This information would be available from ticket sales }\longrightarrow\ \text{Census}\)

\(\text{C.  Could be determined exactly with a stocktake of remaining bottles }\longrightarrow\ \text{Census}\)

\(\text{D.  It would not be possible to interview every household to determine popularity }\longrightarrow\ \text{Sample}\)
 

\(\Rightarrow D\)