The football and soccer team at Juan’s middle school are selling movie tickets. He wants to determine the average number of tickets sold at the school. First, he surveyed eight random players on the football. Then he surveyed every third athlete on the football and soccer team. Which sampling technique should produce a more representative sample?



Answer :

Surveying every 3rd player would produce a more representative sample because incorporates both teams into the sample and should lead to a greater population in his sample, which would be beneficial when trying to calculate the average number of tickets sold at his school.