Sampling Methods

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

• simple random
• voluntary response
• systematic
• convenience

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
• volunteer response

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

• Convenience Sampling
• Systematic Sampling
• Random Sampling
• Volunteer response

Why do we randomly select our samples?

• to increase bias
• to reduce bias
• so we don't get the same answers from everyone
• because it's easier

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

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 first five who raise their hands.

• Systematic
• Convenience
• Voluntary Response
• Simple Random

Political webpages often allow readers to rate (if they want to) whether they strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly disagree with the President's decision on any given situation. This is a form of:

• Self-Selected

• Convenience Sampling

• Simple Random Sampling

• Systematic Random Sampling

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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

• Systematic Sampling Method
• Sample
• Population
• Bias

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A teacher wants to know how well her students are doing on a topic. She randomly picks one class to survey.

• Simple Random

• Cluster

• Stratified

• Systematic

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D