Populations and Samples

_________ is a sample in which each individual or object in the entire population has a equal chance of being selected.

• Sample

• Population

• Random Sample

• Quartile

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

The manager of a book store surveys people who buy mystery novels to see if the store should expand its hours.  What is the population?

• People who visit the bookstore.
• People who buy mystery novels.
• Residents of the town
• People who like to read.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

A student surveys mathematics teachers to get their opinion on teaching.  What is the sample?

• All teachers in the world.
• All teachers within the school.
• All mathematics  teachers in the school.
• All teachers except mathematics teachers.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

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

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

There are 400 students at Polly's school. She surveyed a random sample of 80 students to find their favorite hobby. 19 said they like to read. 30 said they like to be with friends. 8 said they like to do crafts. 23 said they like to play sports. Polly infers that doing crafts is the least popular hobby at her school.

Yovani estimates that about 200 students in the school favor playing sports as a hobby. Do you agree?

• Yes, I used a proportion to find the number of students in the school who likely to prefer to play sports. 23/80 = 200/400; 200 students

• No, I used a proportion to find the number of students in the school who likely to prefer to play sports. 23/80 = 115/400; 115 students

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

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