Sample Methods Quiz

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

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

• systematic

• simple random sample

• convenience

• Self - selected (volunteer)

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

• Convenience Sampling

• Systematic Random Sampling

• Simple Random Sampling

• Volunteer response

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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:

• Simple Random Sample
• Stratified Random Sample
• Voluntary Response
• Systematic Random Sampling

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.

She selects the five closest to her desk.

• simple random

• Self Selected.

• Convenience

• Systematic Random

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

An independent research company wants to go door to door to survey people in the city of Fontana. The company decides to number all blocks within the city limit, randomly choose 1 block and survey all households on that block.

This is an example of:

• Simple Random Sample

• Stratified Random Sample

• Cluster Random Sample

• Systematic Random Sampling

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A teacher splits her classes up by period. She then randomly picks 3 students from each period to do a survey.

• Stratified.

• Systematic

• Cluster

• Biased.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

This sample is selected by dividing the population into subgroups and then taking a fixed number of units from each group using the simple random sample.

• stratified
• cluster
• judgment
• experimental

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Units of the population are grouped; one or more groups are selected at random.  All units of that group are included in the sample.

• cluster sample
• simple random
• stratified
• proportional

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Identify the sampling design: SCPS wants to survey its employees.  They pick 4 schools from the county and survey every single employee in each of the 4 buildings.

• cluster
• volunteer
• systematic
• simple random

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3