Random samples always accurately reflect the population they were drawn from. True or False
Social Studies · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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False.
Random samples do not always accurately reflect the population they were drawn from. While random sampling is a powerful method to obtain representative samples, there is still a degree of variability due to chance. Sampling error, or the difference between the sample statistic and the population parameter, can occur even in random samples.
Factors such as the sample size, sampling method, and the inherent variability within the population can influence the accuracy of the sample representation. Additionally, biases in sampling, nonresponse, or other issues can affect the generalizability of the sample to the entire population.