Statistics

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What is the entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey?

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Population

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Is the survey conducted by a U.S. senator from Maine on ten street corners in the five major cities random?

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No

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In a bookstore survey about expanding hours, who is the population if the manager surveys people who buy mystery novels?

Back

People who visit the bookstore.

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In a music store, if comment cards are given to all members of the Jazz Club, who is the sample?

Back

Jazz Club members

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What research method is used when Osman asks everyone at RBHS about their favorite movie?

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Census

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What is a sample in statistics?

Back

A subset of a population used to represent the whole.

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Define 'random sample'.

Back

A sample that is selected from a population in such a way that every individual has an equal chance of being chosen.

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What is a biased sample?

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A sample that does not accurately represent the population from which it is drawn.

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What is the difference between a population and a sample?

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A population includes all members of a specified group, while a sample is a subset of that population.

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What is a census in statistics?

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A survey that attempts to collect data from every member of a population.