Suppose there exists a new airline named Jetco that flies domestically across North America. Jetco recently had a study commissioned that tested the boarding time of every airline, and it came out that Jetco had the fastest average boarding times of any airline.

What factors could have biased this result, and what would you look into?

What could potentially bias the average boarding time in favor of an airline that only flies domestically?

What could potentially bias the average boarding time in favor of an airline that only flies domestically?

Boarding Times Bias

Domestic flights usually have more passengers, leading to slower boarding times

Domestic airlines usually have larger planes, leading to slower boarding times

Domestic flights might have fewer passengers on average, leading to faster boarding times

Domestic airlines usually have smaller planes, leading to faster boarding times

Domestic flights have longer routes, affecting boarding times

A new airline came out as the fastest average boarding times compared to other airlines.  What factors could have biased this result and what would you look into?

Boarding Times Bias

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