Ten apples are taken off the top of a truckload of apples, and the amount of bruising on those apples is measured to estimate how much bruising is present, on average, in the whole truckload.Is this a simple random sample?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Depends on whether the apples came from a clump or from across the top of the truck
D) Need more information to answer the question

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This is not a simple random sample because the selection of the ten apples was not random. They were specifically chosen from the top of the truck, which could potentially result in a biased estimate of the amount of bruising present in the whole truckload.

Ten Apples Are Taken Off the Top of a Truckload