Why do we randomly select our samples?

so we don't get the same answers from everyone

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

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 responded to the survey

Fair goers who like traditional foods

Ana wants to know the average student’s opinion of the tardy policy at her school. Which group of students should she survey in order to achieve the most accurate results?

thirty randomly selected students from her school

thirty students who are often tardy

thirty students who are rarely tardy

Data collection is the process of...

gathering and measuring information on variables of interest

gathering and measuring books on variables of interest

gathering and measuring newspapers on variables of interest

gathering and measuring diaries on variables of interest

Descriptive statistics involves...

collection, presentation, and description of sample data

the technique of interpreting the values resulting from the descriptive techniques and making decisions and drawing conclusions about the population

attempting to provide incorrect information and provide misleading graphs

using information, numbers, and graphics even when data can't be collected

Inferential statistics involves...

the technique of interpreting the values resulting from the descriptive techniques and making decisions and drawing conclusions about the population

collection, presentation, and description of sample data

attempting to provide incorrect information and provide misleading graphs

using information, numbers, and graphics even when data can't be collected

an infinite selection of a population

a characteristic of a population

a data value generated by the statistical information

a numerical value that summarizes all of the data of an entire population

a planned activity whose results yield a set of data

the set of values collected from the variable from each of the elements that belong to the sample

A numerical value summarizing the sample data

a planned activity whose results yield a set of data

a numerical value that summarizes all of the data of an entire population

the set of values collected from the variable from each of the elements that belong to the sample

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 Unit 1 Vocabulary Practice

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

-science of collecting and analyzing data

statistics

statistical question

biology

forenzics

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

-information being collected

data

variability

tally

graph

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a census?

Everyone in the group you are researching

A survey of everyone in the group you are researching

A small proportion of the group you are researching

A survey of a small proportion of the group you are researching

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is observational data?

Data collected by observing something and recording the results

Data found in the newspaper

Data already collected by someone else

Data collected through a survey

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a population?

Everyone in the group you are researching

A survey of everyone in the group you are researching

A small proportion of the group you are researching

A survey of a small proportion of the group you are researching

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a sample?

Everyone in the group you are researching

A survey of everyone in the group you are researching

A small proportion of the group you are researching

A survey of a small proportion of the group you are researching

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Interview every 10th student who enters the school in the morning.

simple random

voluntary response

systematic

convenience

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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Statistics Unit 1 Vocabulary Practice

-science of collecting and analyzing data

-information being collected

What is a census?

What is observational data?

What is a population?

What is a sample?

Interview every 10th student who enters the school in the morning.

Assign each car in a dealership a number and then use a random-number table to select the cars to be inspected.

Marianne wanted to know students' opinion on the new schedule at school. She survey's the first 30 students who come into her class.

Disneyland often surveys its guests as they exit a restaurant during their visit. The surveyor stands at the restaurant exit, counts the number of people leaving, and surveys every 25th guest.
This is a form of:

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Statistics Unit 1 Vocabulary Practice

-science of collecting and analyzing data

-information being collected

What is a census?

What is observational data?

What is a population?

What is a sample?

Interview every 10th student who enters the school in the morning.

Assign each car in a dealership a number and then use a random-number table to select the cars to be inspected.

Marianne wanted to know students' opinion on the new schedule at school. She survey's the first 30 students who come into her class.

Disneyland often surveys its guests as they exit a restaurant during their visit. The surveyor stands at the restaurant exit, counts the number of people leaving, and surveys every 25th guest.This is a form of:

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Disneyland often surveys its guests as they exit a restaurant during their visit. The surveyor stands at the restaurant exit, counts the number of people leaving, and surveys every 25th guest.
This is a form of: