Sample/Population: Re-Quiz

_______ is a part of a group being surveyed.

• Sample
• Population
• Random Sample
• Quartile

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

_______ is the entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey.

• Sample
• Population
• Random Sample
• Quartile

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

Identify the Population:
Wicomico County Public Schools randomly selected 230 teachers to find out which technology resource is the most effective.

• 230 Teachers
• All teachers
• Students
• Wicomico County Public Schools

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A sample in which every person, object, or event has an equal chance of being selected.

• A. Random sample.

• B. Biased sample.

When a sample does not accurately represent the population it is a:

• A. Unbiased sample

• B. Biased sample

Carlos wants to know the favorite sport of people at his school so he asks his baseball team.

• A. Biased

• B. Unbiased

Before a nation wide election, a polling place was trying to see who would win.
Which choice best represents a sample?

• A selection of voters over age 50.
• A selection of male voters.
• A selection of voters of different ages.
• All of these.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Which random sample is the more likely it is to represent the population of a Jupiter Middle School accurately?

• A. Five students of a school.

• B. Five hundred students of a school.

What would be the population in this example?
Surveyors in a mall choose shoppers to ask about products they prefer.

• the surveyors
• all shoppers in the mall
• the shoppers who were asked their preferences

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3