Answer to Question #213511 in Software Engineering for Dilu Apsara

Question

1) Roger Amster teaches an English course in which 40 students are enrolled. After yesterday’s class, Roger questioned the 5 students who always sit in the back of the classroom. Three of the 5 said “yes” when asked if they would like A Tale of Two Cities as the next class reading assignment.

a)     Identify the population and the sample in this situation.

b)    Is this likely to be a representative sample? If not, why not?

Answer 1

a)

The population: 40 students who are enrolled for an English course.

The sample: 5 students who always sit in the back of the classroom.

b)

A representative sample is a subset of a population that seeks to accurately reflect the characteristics of the larger group.

So, the given sample is representative.