11.3 Types of Samples

11.3 Types of Samples

Identifying Types of Samples

You want to determine whether students in your school like the new design of the school's website. Identify the type of sample described

Multiple Choice

A) You list all of the students alphabetically and choose every sixth student.

• self-selected sample

• systematic sample

• stratified sample

• cluster sample

• convenience sample

Multiple Choice

B) You mail questionnaires and use only the questionnaires that are returned.

• self-selected sample

• systematic sample

• stratified sample

• cluster sample

• convenience sample

Multiple Choice

C) You ask all of the students in your algebra class.

• self-selected sample

• systematic sample

• stratified sample

• cluster sample

• convenience sample

Multiple Choice

D) You randomly select two students from each classroom

• self-selected sample

• systematic sample

• stratified sample

• cluster sample

• convenience sample

OK! That was just practice!

Monitoring Progress: You want to determine whether students in your school like the new design of the school's website.

Multiple Choice

You divide the students in your school according to their zip codes, then select all of the students that live in one zip code. What type of sample are you using?

• self-selected sample

• systematic sample

• stratified sample

• cluster sample

• convenience sample

Getting the Hang of it yet?

Let's try a few more!

You want to determine if the people in your neighborhood like the new social media website that provides neighborhood updates. See if you can identify the type of sample described

Multiple Choice

A. You ask all of the neighbors on the block where you reside.

• self-selected sample

• systematic sample

• stratified sample

• cluster sample

• convenience sample

Multiple Choice

B. You randomly select a neighbor from each block in the neighborhood.

• self-selected sample

• systematic sample

• stratified sample

• cluster sample

• convenience sample

Multiple Choice

C. You email a questionnaire to each neighbor and use only the questionnaires that are returned

• self-selected sample

• systematic sample

• stratified sample

• cluster sample

• convenience sample