Sample Space

Multiple Choice

Which is true in a statistical survey?

• A population can only be a group of people

• A population can be a group of objects or events

• A population must be very small

• A population must be very large

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true of an appropriate sample of a population?

• A sample must be very small

• A sample should have different characteristics than the population

• A sample must be a group of people who are the target of the survey question

• A sample should include only boys or only girls

Multiple Choice

Aaron wants to find out the most popular after-school activity among high school seniors at his school. What is the population in Aaron's survey?

• all students at Aaron's school

• all high school seniors in the district

• all high school seniors at Aaron's school

• teachers at Aaron's school

Multiple Choice

A farmer wants to find the average number of apples produced by the apple trees in his orchard. Which could be a sample of the population?

• some of the apple trees in the farmer's orchard

• all the trees on the farmer's land

• all the apple trees in the farmer's orchard

• one apple tree in the farmer's orchard

Multiple Choice

Kanesha wants to find out if people in her community would support turning an unused park into a dog park. Which populations would be appropriate to sample for the survey?

• parents of small children in the community

• people who live near the unused park

• children attending the local school

• owners of local businesses