Question

Diana and Kinsey are put in charge of choosing a mascot for their basketball team. There are fifteen players on the team, but Diana and Kinsey survey only the five players on the starting lineup about their favorite mascot.
Which best describes this error in data collection?

Answer 1

Answer:

the data are inadequate

Explanation:

If there are 15 people on the team, and only five have been asked about the mascot, this means the data collecting is wrong, and the result doesn’t include thoughts of the majority. If Diana and Kinsey want to have adequate data, they should ask as many as possible, if not all players in the team. This would truly show what the majority wants meaning it will show what the team wants. This kind of complete data correcting is the correct one.