Statistics Vocab

The author of the statistical study was an observer at a police sobriety checkpoint at which every 5th driver was stopped and interviewed. Which sampling type is this?

• random

• systematic

• convenience

• stratified

• cluster

A researcher for the Spaulding athletic equipment company is studying the relationship between the level of education and participation in any sport. She conducts a survey of 40 randomly selected golfers, 40 randomly selected tennis players and 40 randomly selected swimmers. Which sampling type is this?

• random

• systematic

• convenience

• stratified

• cluster

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

On Days of presidential elections, the news media organize an exit poll in which specific polling stations are randomly selected and all voters are surveyed as they leave the premises. Which sampling type is this?

• random

• systematic

• convenience

• stratified

• cluster

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

An engineering student measures the strength of fingers used to push buttons by testing family members. Which sampling type is this?

• random

• systematic

• convenience

• stratified

• cluster

In Internal Revenue Service researcher investigates cheating on income tax reports by surveying all waiters and waitresses at 20 randomly selected restaurants. Which sampling type is this?

• random

• systematic

• convenience

• stratified

• cluster

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

In a Gallup poll of 1059 adults, the interview subjects were selected by using a computer to randomly generate telephone numbers that were then called. Which sampling type is this?

• random

• systematic

• convenience

• stratified

• cluster

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

What type of sampling is shown?

• Simple Random Sample

• Systematic Sample

• Cluster Sample

• Stratified Sample

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

What type of sampling is shown?

• Simple Random Sample

• Systematic Sample

• Cluster Sample

• Stratified Sample

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Identify the following data set:

....the rates at which all of the cashiers scan products for a store on a study about the cashiers for the day.

• Population

• Sample