Probability Review Pt. 1

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

• Sample

• Population

• Random Sample

• Quartile

The part of the population being studied

• population
• sample
• random

The entire group studied.

• sample
• population

What type of survey sample is it when the entire population is being equally represented?

• Unbiased sample

• Biased sample

What type of survey sample is it when one portion of the population is favored over another?

• Unbiased sample

• Biased sample

A student wants to know which type of pizza the students at his high school prefer. Which option would give an unbiased, representative sample:

• Asking all the students in the hot lunch line.

• Asking 10 random students from each homeroom.

• Asking every other student who gets off a school bus.

• Asking all the 10th graders.

Pepsi wanted to see if people in the US 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

10. A senator wants to how she is doing.  She sends a survey to 1000 registered voters in her party

• Biased
• Unbiased

5. The first 100 people at the park Thursday were asked if dogs should be off leashes in the park.

• Biased
• Unbiased

What is your favorite sport?  Ask:  people attending a soccer game

• Biased
• Unbiased