Six of ten club members like chess, so 60% of all people do. This is weak because the sample is
Alarge and unbiased
Bsmall and non-random
Cstatistically complete
Dcarefully randomised
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. small and non-random
Ten self-selected club members is too few and not randomly chosen to represent people in general.
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