Population and Samples

A sample in which every person, object, or event has an equal chance of being selected.

• Random Sample

• Biased Sample

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

Ana wants to know the average student's opinion of the tardy policy at her school. Which group of students should she survey in order to achieve the most accurate results?

• Thirty randomly selected students from her school.

• The first thirty students that walk into school.

• Thirty of her friends.

• Thirty freshman

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

_______ is a part of a group being surveyed.

• Sample

• Population

• Random Sample

• Quartile

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

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

• Sample

• Population

• Random Sample

• Quartile

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

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

• Asking all the students in the hot lunch line.

• Asking 10 students from each homeroom

• Asking 100 random students, chosen by drawing names from a hat

• Asking all the 10th graders

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

The manager of a book store surveys people who buy mystery novels to see if the store should expand its hours. What is the population?

• People who visit the bookstore

• People who buy mystery novels

• Residents of the town

• People who like to read

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

The manager of a book store surveys people who buy mystery novels to see if the store should expand its hours. What is the sample?

• People who visit the bookstore

• People who buy mystery novels

• Residents of the town

• People who like to read

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A student is wondering how the teachers at their school feel about teaching. They surveys mathematics teachers to get their opinion on teaching. What is the sample?

• All teachers in the world

• All teachers within the school

• All mathematics teachers in the school

• All teachers except mathematics teachers

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A student is wondering how the teachers at their school feel about teaching. They surveys mathematics teachers to get their opinion on teaching. What is the population?

• All teachers in the world

• All teachers within the school

• All mathematics teachers in the school

• All teachers except mathematics teachers

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A computer manufacturer surveys its customers who purchased laptop computers to ask what software the company should include with its computer. Identify the population.

• Customer who purchased laptop computers

• Customers of the manufacture

• Customers who are interested in software

• Computer manufacturers

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1