SP1 Daily Grade

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 is too small.
• The sample can only be accurate if each teacher is included in the sample

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

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 ask 8th grade students who went on a field trip last year
• to randomly choose some 7th grade students to select a location
• to ask all 7th grade teachers and administrators for a location
• to ask the student council to choose a location

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

The choir director in a high school wants to know how the students in the school feel about singing. If the director selects 100 girls and 100 boys to complete a survey, which method will result in a biased sample?

• The students will be selected from the choir
• The students will be selected randomly throughout the school
• The students will be selected on Wednesday afternoon before the choir concert
• The choir director will select five students from each of the forty homerooms in the school

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

Which scenario would produce the least biased results?

• asking athletes at a gym what their favorite television show is
• asking shoppers at a store where their favorite place to shop is
• asking fans at a baseball game who their favorite baseball team is
• asking students in a college library what their favorite college sports team is

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

A state fair had 1,019,887 people in attendance. The fair committee performed a survey. The question was, “What do fairgoers enjoy most about the fair?” Of those who responded, 83% reported eating traditional foods. Which group of people represents the sample group?

• Fair goers who like traditional foods
• The fair committee
• Fair goers who responded to the survey
• All fair goers

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

Marcos wants to find out how many students at his school like to go to the movies. Which survey method is likely to produce a representative survey?

• Ask the boys in the boys locker room.
• Ask the 25 students in his homeroom class.
• Ask students coming out of a movie theater.
• Ask half of the 34 students on the soccer team.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

Which word goes along with the following definition?

"a set or whole group"

• Population

• Sample

• Random Sample

Which word goes along with the following definition?

"a portion of the group"

• Population

• Sample

• Random Sample

"A survey of 2, 564 American households discovered that 53% of the households have children."

Select the correct Population for this statement.

• Survey

• American households

• Children

"Mrs. Johnson bakes a batch of 24 cookies."

Select the correct Sample for this statement.

• one cookie

• batch of cookies

• Mrs. Johnson