A poll is being taken on Wednesday to predict which movie will be the most popular at the city’s movie theaters the next weekend: an animated movie, an action movie, or a romantic comedy. Which group would best represent a sample population?

To predict movie preferences across the city, the sample should include people from a variety of places and at different times, rather than focusing on one specific group or location. Every fifth person in several locations throughout town at different times is most likely to represent the city’s moviegoers. Choice D is best; the other choices may overrepresent students, mall visitors, or grocery shoppers.

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