Sampling Methods Quiz

A ___ is a large group that includes everything being studied.

• Sample
• Stratified Sampling Method
• Population
• Voluntary-Response

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A ___ is a small portion of the population used to gather data from.

• Systematic Sampling Method
• Sample
• Population
• Bias

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A beverage company wanted to see if people in the United States liked their new logo. Which choice best represents a population?

• A selection of logo artists.

• Every person in the United States.

• A selection of shoppers from different states.

• 3,800 children age 5 - 15

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A mayor wanted to see if the people in his town thought he was doing a good job. Which choice best represents a sample?

• 1,000 unemployed voters.

• The mayor's family.

• All the residents of the town.

• 242 voters.

A poll is taken from 100 seniors in a high school where the senior class has 575 students. This is an example of a ______________.

• Sample

• Population

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A _______ sample selects individuals that are easy to get to. The sample is usually not representative of the population.

• Voluntary Sample

• Simple Random Sample

• Convenience Sample

• Stratified Sample

A _______________________ sample allows the individuals to self-select. Often, the individuals who participate have strong opinions either for or against, making the sample not representative of the population.

• Simple Random Sample (SRS)

• Voluntary Response

• Cluster Sampling

• Convenience Sample

A _______________________ sample uses random selection to choose individuals for the sample.

• Voluntary Response

• Simple Random Sample (SRS)

• Convenience Sample

• Cluster Sampling

A ____________________________ sample first breaks the individuals into groups of likeness, called strata. Within each of these categories, any given individual has an equal chance of being selected.

• Convenience Sample

• Cluster Sampling

• Stratified Random Sample

• Simple Random Sample

When a sample does not give all members of the population an equal chance of being represented, the sample suffers from _________________.

• Undercoverage

• Non-Response

• Voluntary Response

• sample representation