Population Samples

Population Samples

Multiple Choice

Identify the population and sample in the following survey:

To gauge students’ preference for a new school mascot, the Student Council President surveys her soccer team.

Which is the POPULATION (the whole)

• STUDENTS

• SOCCER TEAM

Multiple Choice

Identify the population and sample in the following survey:

To gauge students’ preference for a new school mascot, the Student Council President surveys her soccer team.

Which is the SAMPLE (the part)

• STUDENTS

• SOCCER TEAM

Multiple Choice

Identify the population and sample in the following survey:

A telephone survey is given to 2,000 randomly selected families in order to predict the average amount of money American families spend on groceries each week.

Which is the SAMPLE (the part)

• AMERICA

• 2000 FAMILIES

Multiple Choice

Identify the population and sample in the following survey:

A telephone survey is given to 2,000 randomly selected families in order to predict the average amount of money American families spend on groceries each week.

Which is the POPULATION (the whole)

• AMERICA

• 2000 FAMILIES

Multiple Choice

Identify the population and sample in the following survey:

To determine the number of students who carry backpacks in school, Tina collects data on the first 100 students who enter the building.

Which is the POPULATION

• students

• first 100 students

Multiple Choice

Identify the population and sample in the following survey:

To determine the number of students who carry backpacks in school, Tina collects data on the first 100 students who enter the building.

Which is the SAMPLE

• students

• first 100 students

Multiple Choice

To determine how many students at Shull would attend the dance, the principal surveyed the students in Ms. Miller's math class. 10 students said they would attend and 15 said they would not attend. It can be concluded that half the students at Shull will attend the dance. Is this conclusion valid? Why or why not?

• Yes, this is a simple random sample. So the sample is unbiased.

• No, this is a convenience sample. So the sample is unbiased.

• No, this is a voluntary response sample. So the sample is biased.

• No, this is a convenience sample. So the sample is biased.

Multiple Choice

To determine if my students like Math, I surveyed every 3rd student that walked into my classroom. This is an example of a ...

• simple random sample

• systematic random sample

• convenience sample

• voluntary response sample

Multiple Choice

Convenience sample and voluntary response sample are types of...

• biased samples

• unbiased samples

Multiple Choice

Simple random sample and systematic random sample are two types of ...

• biased samples

• unbiased samples

Multiple Choice

_______ is the entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey.

• Sample
• Population
• Random Sample
• Quartile

Multiple Choice

_________ is a sample in which each individual or object in the entire population has an equal chance of being selected.

• Sample

• Population

• Random Sample

• Quartile

Open Ended

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