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Bias vs UnBias

Authored by Lauren Coyne

Mathematics

7th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Bias vs UnBias
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To get valid results, a sample must be...

biased

unbiased

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which would be a good Unbiased group?

every third student entering the building

every member of the varsity football team

every member in Ms. Zimmer’s drama classes

every student having a second-period French class

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A school newspaper will survey students about the quality of the school’s lunch program. Which method will create the least biased results?

Twenty-five vegetarians are randomly surveyed.

Twenty-five students are randomly chosen from each grade level.

Students who dislike the school’s lunch program are chosen to complete the survey

A booth is set up in the cafeteria for the students to voluntarily complete the survey.

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A survey is being conducted to determine if a cable company should add another sports channel to their schedule. Which random survey would be the least biased?

surveying 30 men at a gym

surveying 45 people at a mall

surveying 50 fans at a football game

surveying 20 members of a high school soccer team

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A survey is being conducted to determine which types of television programs people watch. Which survey and location combination would likely contain the most bias?

surveying 10 people who work in a sporting goods store

surveying the first 25 people who enter a grocery store

randomly surveying 50 people during the day in a mall

randomly surveying 75 people during the day in a clothing store

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Erica is conducting a survey about the proposed increase in the sports budget in the Hometown School District. Which survey method would likely contain the most bias?

Erica asks every third person entering the Hometown Grocery Store

Erica asks every third person leaving the Hometown Shopping Mall this weekend.

Erica asks every fifth student entering Hometown High School on Monday morning.

Erica asks every fifth person leaving Saturday’s Hometown High School football game.

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A survey is being conducted to determine which school board candidate would best serve the Yonkers community. Which group, when randomly surveyed, would likely produce the most bias?

15 employees of the Yonkers school district

25 people driving past Yonkers High School

75 people who enter a Yonkers grocery store

100 people who visit the local Yonkers shopping mall

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

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