Designing a Study (Algebra II)

An ice cream shop asks its customers if they would like the shop to offer containers of ice cream to take home. What type of study is this?

• survey

• observational study

• experiment

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Managers of a forest preserve want to know what percent of the visitors with dogs keep their dogs on a leash. The park assigns an employee to count the number of visitors that do and do not use a leash. what type of study is this?

• survey

• observational study

• experiment

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A local newspaper polls citizens of a city about whether they support a local tax levy.

• survey

• observational study

• experiment

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A company that manufactures light bulbs selects 3 bulbs at random. These bulbs are then tested to see how many hours they last.

• survey

• observational study

• experiment

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A video game store wants to discontinue one of the gaming consoles they sell, but want to ensure they keep the most popular. For two weeks, the sales clerk asks every third customer which console is their favorite.

• survey

• observational study

• experiment

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A farmer wants to see which type of fertilizer improves growth on tomato plants. He uses one type of fertilizer on half of the tomato plants and another type of fertilizer on the other half of the tomato plants, and then compares the results.

• survey

• observational study

• experiment

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A store sends an email survey to all of its customers asking if they are interested in a store credit card and records their responses. What type of sampling method does this represent?

• convenience sample

• simple random sample

• stratified sample

• cluster sample

• systematic sample

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Mr. Green puts the names of all students in his classes on identical slips of paper in a box and gives surveys to the students whose names he pulled.

• convenience sample

• simple random sample

• stratified sample

• cluster sample

• systematic sample

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

The county road department wants to know which roads cause the most

concern among the residents of the county. They ask local pet stores to hand out survey forms for customers who volunteer their opinions

• self-selected sample

• simple random sample

• stratified sample

• cluster sample

• systematic sample

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

Every 5th student standing in line for lunch is surveyed about their favorite cafeteria meal. What type of sampling method is this?

• self-selected sample

• simple random sample

• stratified sample

• cluster sample

• systematic sample

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3