A political polling group is interested in learning about the proportion of registered voters who favor a particular candidate for mayor. Which of the following sampling plans may have introduced bias?

A survey was mailed to all registered voters and those who returned the survey make up the sample

Individuals were selected randomly to participate from a list of registered voters.

Every 50 th person on a list of registered voters was contacted and asked to identify who they would vote for in the upcoming election.

A list of registered voters was first separated into two lists—one of males and one of females. Then individuals were selected at random from each of the two lists.

None of the above sampling plans creates the potential for bias.

Which of the following doesn’t result in some form of bias?

Choosing a stratified random sample of juniors and seniors at a high school in order to estimate the proportion of juniors and seniors who plan to go on to college.

Choosing AP students to survey regarding their GPA in order to estimate the average GPA in a school.

Polling a group of potential voters outside a Republican campaign office in order to estimate the proportion of city residents who favor a particular candidate.

Surveying people who work in the marketing department of a large corporation in order to assess employee satisfaction with management policies.

Asking shoppers leaving a grocery store if they think groceries should cost less in order to estimate the proportion of city residents who think groceries cost too much.

A department store mails a customer satisfaction survey to people who make credit card purchases at the store. This month, 45,000 people made credit card purchases. Surveys are mailed to 1000 of these people, chosen at random, and 137 people return the survey form. Identify the population and the sample.

P: 45,000 people who made credit card purchases. S: 137 returned surveys.

P: 1,000 people that made credit card purchases who received a survey S: 137 returned surveys.

P: 45,000 people who made credit card purchases. S: 1,000 people that made credit card purchases who received a survey

P: All people who that have made credit card purchases. S: 1,000 people that made credit card purchases who received a survey

Statistics- Sampling Methods

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10th - 12th Grade

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CCSS

HSS.IC.B.3, L.11-12.6, RL.11-12.6

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1.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you survey every third house on a street, what type of sampling technique are you using?

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sporting Illustrated collects data on its readers by asking them to fill out and send in a survey from the June issue.

Convenience

Systematic

Stratified

Simple Random

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A group of lobbyists has a list of 100 senators. They decide to talk to every 7th senator on the list about their position on farm subsidies.

Convenience

Systematic

Stratified

Simple Random

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A teacher puts all her students' names in hat, then selects 3 names from the hat. These students will take a standardized test.

Convenience

Systematic

Stratified

Simple Random

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The president of a college randomly selects 2 students from each department to serve on a student advisory board.

Convenience

Systematic

Stratified

Simple Random

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you choose 5 bingo balls from a basket of 50 balls, what sampling technique are you using?

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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Statistics- Sampling Methods

17 questions

If you survey every third house on a street, what type of sampling technique are you using?

Sporting Illustrated collects data on its readers by asking them to fill out and send in a survey from the June issue.

A group of lobbyists has a list of 100 senators. They decide to talk to every 7th senator on the list about their position on farm subsidies.

A teacher puts all her students' names in hat, then selects 3 names from the hat. These students will take a standardized test.

The president of a college randomly selects 2 students from each department to serve on a student advisory board.

If you choose 5 bingo balls from a basket of 50 balls, what sampling technique are you using?

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:

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.

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.
She picks the student in every 5th seat.

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:

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Statistics- Sampling Methods

17 questions

If you survey every third house on a street, what type of sampling technique are you using?

Sporting Illustrated collects data on its readers by asking them to fill out and send in a survey from the June issue.

A group of lobbyists has a list of 100 senators. They decide to talk to every 7th senator on the list about their position on farm subsidies.

A teacher puts all her students' names in hat, then selects 3 names from the hat. These students will take a standardized test.

The president of a college randomly selects 2 students from each department to serve on a student advisory board.

If you choose 5 bingo balls from a basket of 50 balls, what sampling technique are you using?

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:

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.

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.She picks the student in every 5th seat.

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:

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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.

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.
She picks the student in every 5th seat.

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: