Biased sampling activity: an investigation to promote discussion

Teach Stat. 2019 Spring;41(1):8-13. doi: 10.1111/test.12165. Epub 2018 Jun 20.

Abstract

The statistical concept of sampling is often given little direct attention, typically reduced to the mantra "take a random sample". This low resource and adaptable activity demonstrates sampling and explores issues that arise due to biased sampling.

Keywords: Biased sampling; Practical activity; Sampling; Teaching; Teaching statistics.