Sampling Methods

Interview every 10th student who enters the school in the morning.

• simple random

• voluntary response

• systematic

• convenience

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RI.K.7

Assign each car in a dealership a number and then use a random-number table to select the cars to be inspected.

• systematic

• simple random sample

• convenience

• Self - selected (volunteer)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RI.K.7

Marianne wanted to know students' opinion on the new schedule at school. She survey's the first 30 students who come into her class.

• Convenience Sampling

• Systematic Random Sampling

• Simple Random Sampling

• Volunteer response

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

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:

• Simple Random Sample
• Stratified Random Sample
• Voluntary Response
• Systematic Random Sampling

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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 five closest to her desk.

• simple random

• Self Selected.

• Convenience

• Systematic Random

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

An independent research company wants to go door to door to survey people in the city of Fontana. The company decides to number all blocks within the city limit, randomly choose 1 block and survey all households on that block.

This is an example of:

• Simple Random Sample

• Stratified Random Sample

• Cluster Random Sample

• Systematic Random Sampling

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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

A teacher splits her classes up by period. She then randomly picks 3 students from each period to do a survey.

• Stratified.

• Systematic

• Cluster

• Biased.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Every possible group of units of the required size has the same chance of being the selected sample as any other sample of the same size.

• Simple Random 
• Thoughtful
• Typical
• Proportional

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

This sample is selected by dividing the population into subgroups and then taking a fixed number of units from each group using the simple random sample.

• stratified
• cluster
• judgment
• experimental

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3