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Statistical Bias - B10

Authored by Chase McCall

Mathematics

9th - 10th Grade

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Statistical Bias - B10
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a population?

A tool used to collect statistical data

Statistics collected from an entire population

All the people or objects on which data is collected

A group chosen from a population

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is statistics?

The science of collecting and analysing data

Statistics collected from an entire population

An element or feature that can vary

A group chosen from a population

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An error that comes from selecting a sample that does not represent the population

confounding variable

sample bias

nonresponse bias

placebo

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A school randomly chose ten English teachers and asked them which type of juice their students would prefer. Which reason best shows why this sample is biased?

The sample didn't include students.
The sample is too small.
The sample can only be accurate if each teacher is included in the sample

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why do we randomly select our samples?

for control
reduce bias
so we don't get the same answers from everyone
to eliminate confounding results

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Source of bias that occurs when you ask people who are EASY to ask

Response Bias
Convenience Sampling
Nonresponse
Voluntary Response

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Source of bias in which people CHOOSE to respond and usually only people with very strong opinions respond

Response Bias
Undercoverage
Convenience Sampling
Voluntary Response

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