Samples and Populations

_______ is a part of a group being surveyed.

• Sample
• Population
• Random Sample
• Quartile

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

_______ 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

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

True or False: all samples lead to a good prediction about an entire population.

• True
• False

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

A school surveys all 7th grade boys to determine what to sell in the school store.  This sample is _________.

• Biased
• Unbiased
• Representative
• Peanut butter cups

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

A student wants to know which type of pizza the students at his high school prefer. Which option would give a unbiased, representative sample:

• Asking all the students in the hot lunch line.
• Asking 10 random students from each homeroom.
• Asking every other student who gets off a school bus.
• Asking all the 10th graders.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

The TV station wants to get the opinion of viewers on the look of a new game-show set.  The station's staff calls random people in the phone book.  Is this biased or unbiased?

• Biased
• Unbiased

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

A recent survey of 800 seventh graders from across the state shows 4 out of 10 like to play paper football. How many students said they like to play paper football?

• 40 students
• 200 students 
• 320 students
• 8,000 students

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A high school has 1500 students.  In a random sample of 50 students, 32 own one or more pets.  Predict the number of students at the high school who own one or more pets.

• 480
• 960
• 48
• 96

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

The results of a random survey showed that 42 out of 84 people plan to vote for Coach Vasquez for teacher of the month. Which is the best prediction of the total number of votes he will receive if 2,000 people vote?

• 825
• 750
• 1200
• 1000

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Shannon made the last 12 out of 20 shots for the varsity basketball team.  How many shots would you expect him to make in his next 160 shot attempts?

• 96
• 120
• 24
• 80

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B