A school randomly chose ten English teachers and asked them which type of juice their students would prefer. Which reason best shows why this sample is biased?

The sample didn't include students.

The sample can only be accurate if each teacher is included in the sample

At a middle school, the 7th graders will conduct a survey for where to go on a field trip. Which method will result in the least biased decision?

to randomly choose some 7th grade students to select a location

to randomly ask 8th grade students who went on a field trip last year

to ask all 7th grade teachers and administrators for a location

to ask the student council to choose a location

Populations and Samples

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

_______ is a part of a group being surveyed.

Sample

Population

Random Sample

Quartile

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CCSS.7.SP.A.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Sample

Population

Random Sample

Quartile

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Interview the first 30 students who enter the school in the morning.

simple random

population

systematic

convenience

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CCSS.7.SP.A.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Assign each car in a dealership a number and then use a random-number table to select the cars to be inspected.

systematic

random sample

convenience

biased sampling

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CCSS.7.SP.A.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Marianne wanted to know students' opinion on the new schedule at school. She places students' names in a container and randomly picks out 20 names.

Convenience Sampling

Systematic Sampling

Random Sampling

Volunteer response

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why do we randomly select our samples?

for control

reduce bias

so we don't get the same answers from everyone

to eliminate confounding results

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CCSS.7.SP.A.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Disneyland often surveys its guests as they exit a restaurant during their visit. The surveyor stands at the restaurant exit, counts the number of people leaving, and surveys every 25th guest.
This is a form of:

Random Sample

Convenience Sampling

Voluntary Response

Systematic Sampling

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Populations and Samples

_______ is a part of a group being surveyed.

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

Interview the first 30 students who enter the school in the morning.

Assign each car in a dealership a number and then use a random-number table to select the cars to be inspected.

Marianne wanted to know students' opinion on the new schedule at school. She places students' names in a container and randomly picks out 20 names.

Why do we randomly select our samples?

Disneyland often surveys its guests as they exit a restaurant during their visit. The surveyor stands at the restaurant exit, counts the number of people leaving, and surveys every 25th guest.
This is a form of:

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.
She selects the five closest to her desk.

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.
She picks the student in every 5th seat.

Leslie surveyed the 9 youngest students in the elementary school. Is this sample of the students in the school likely to be representative of all the students in the school?

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Populations and Samples

_______ is a part of a group being surveyed.

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

Interview the first 30 students who enter the school in the morning.

Assign each car in a dealership a number and then use a random-number table to select the cars to be inspected.

Marianne wanted to know students' opinion on the new schedule at school. She places students' names in a container and randomly picks out 20 names.

Why do we randomly select our samples?

Disneyland often surveys its guests as they exit a restaurant during their visit. The surveyor stands at the restaurant exit, counts the number of people leaving, and surveys every 25th guest.This is a form of:

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.She selects the five closest to her desk.

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.She picks the student in every 5th seat.

Leslie surveyed the 9 youngest students in the elementary school. Is this sample of the students in the school likely to be representative of all the students in the school?

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Disneyland often surveys its guests as they exit a restaurant during their visit. The surveyor stands at the restaurant exit, counts the number of people leaving, and surveys every 25th guest.
This is a form of:

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.
She selects the five closest to her desk.

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.
She picks the student in every 5th seat.