Select the Sample Most Representative of the Population of Interest

question 38

Multiple Choice

Select the sample most representative of the population of interest
-A college student who does laundry infrequently wants to determine the effect of bluing on what should be white clothes.

• A) Reports of two friends, one of whom was given bluing
• B) The reports of an internet chatroom on laundry techniques
• C) Two loads of personal wash, one with, one without bluing
• D) Two loads of wash, one personal, one of a friend, the bluing assigned by a coin flip

---

Definitions:

Phenotype

The visible traits or features of an organism, shaped by its genetic structure and environmental factors.

Dominant Genes

Genes that express their trait even when only one copy is present, overshadowing recessive genes if they are also present.

Symbolic Notation

A system of symbols used to represent numbers, operations, relations, or concepts, especially in mathematics and logic.

Atomic Components

Fundamental elements that are not divisible into smaller parts within the context of a given framework.