Sampling

Mr. E samples his class by selecting every third person on his class list. Which type of sampling method is this?

• Convenience

• Systematic

• Random

• Cluster

In order to use samples to estimate something from the population, the sample should be _________________ the population.

• exactly the same as
• nothing like
• representative of
• larger than

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

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

• Convenience Sampling

• Population

• Random Sampling

• Systematic Sampling

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

• Sample
• Population
• Random Sample
• Quartile

Graham wants to find out the most popular football team at a game between the home team and the visiting team.  Which of the following methods will give him the most accurate results?

• a.  Surveying the cheerleaders for the home team
• a.  Surveying people wearing hats for the visiting team
• a.  Surveying a group of people standing in line for tickets
• a.  Surveying people who do not live in the home team’s city

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

Which survey question is the most fair to ask in a survey?

• Which do you prefer, apples or oranges?

• Don't you prefer apples to oranges?

• Do you prefer apples, like I do, or oranges?

• Which do you like better, delicious apples or boring oranges?

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CCSS.1.MD.C.4

A ___ is a large group that includes everything being studied.

• Sample
• Stratified Sampling Method
• Population
• Voluntary-Response

A ___ is a small portion of the population used to gather data from.

• Systematic Sampling Method
• Sample
• Population
• Bias

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

Which is an example of Convenience sampling?

• Putting the names of everyone in a hat and drawing 20

• Picking every 5th person starting with the 3rd

• Asking the first 20 people you see