statistics

The entire group studied is called the

• sample

• population

The entire group studied is called the

• sample

• population

The part of the population being studied is called the

• population

• sample

• random

The part of the population being studied is called the

• population

• sample

• random

You know what a biased sample is. Using that information, what would you say an unbiased sampling is:

• when you choose the group you think will give you the answer you want, accept volunteers or survey by convenience

• when any member of the population is equally likely to be chosen for the sample

You know what a biased sample is. Using that information, what would you say an unbiased sampling is:

• when you choose the group you think will give you the answer you want, accept volunteers or survey by convenience

• when any member of the population is equally likely to be chosen for the sample

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

• True

• False

Surveying all the members of the football team about their favorite sport.

• biased

• random

A committee decides to conduct a survey of students to determine which countries to feature for a fall festival. The students interviewed were part of the Spanish club.

• biased

• random

Finding out the most popular sport among eighth-grade students. Surveying every fourth student from an alphabetical list of all the eight-graders.

• biased

• random