Statistical Inference - Brain Teaser

Zoie completes a report by asking 70 students across campus. She found that 48% of Garinger students do not wash their hands after lunch. What is the population of her survey?

• All lunch students

• Garinger students

• 48% of students

Zoie completes a report by asking 70 students across campus. She found that 48% of Garinger students do not wash their hands after lunch. What is the sample size?

• 48

• 100

• 70

• Garinger students

A recent survey of 800 seventh graders from across the state shows 4 out of 10 like to play paper football. How many students said they like to play paper football?

• 40 students
• 200 students 
• 320 students
• 8,000 students

There are 400 students at Polly's school. She surveyed a random sample of 80 students to find their favorite hobby. 19 said they like to read. 30 said they like to be with friends. 8 said they like to do crafts. 23 said they like to play sports. Polly infers that doing crafts is the least popular hobby at her school.

Refer to the data table. Polly surveys two more samples. Do the results from these samples support the inference made from the first sample?

• Yes, the survey results support the inference that doing crafts is the least popular hobby at Polly's school.

• No, the survey results does not support the inference that doing crafts is the least popular hobby at Polly's school.

The dot plots show how long it took students in Mr. Sam's two Math classes to finish their math homework last night. Find the means to make an inference about the data.

• The 1st period mean is 35. The 2nd period mean is 38.75. On average, it took students in the 1st period class slightly longer to finish their homework than it did the students in the 2nd period class.

• The 1st period mean is 38.75. The 2nd period mean is 35. On average, it took students in the 1st period class slightly longer to finish their homework than it did the students in the 2nd period class.

• The 1st period mean is 35. The 2nd period mean is 38.75. On average, it took students in the 2nd period class slightly longer to finish their homework than it did the students in the 1st period class.

• The 1st period mean is 38.75. The 2nd period mean is 35. On average, it took students in the 2nd period class slightly longer to finish their homework than it did the students in the 1st period class.

Litzy collects data from a random sample of 7th graders. Out of 40 respondents, 7 attend afterschool programs. Of the 200 7th graders attending Litzy's school, how many would be expected to attend afterschool programs?

• 14 7th graders

• 28 7th graders

• 35 7th graders

• 42 7th graders

The captain of the basketball team wants to determine where the team should go for their end-of-season celebration. Which of the following is a representative sample? Select all that apply.

• The students in her homeroom

• Players whose names are randomly selected from a hat

• The players in the starting lineup

• All players over 5 feet tall

• Every 5th player selected from an alphabetical roster of the team

A sample should be

• representative of  only middle school students only
• a very large group
• representative of the population
• representative of people who volunteer

Studies have shown that their is a higher cancer rate of people who worked around asbestos than people who are not exposed to asbestos. Asbestos is now illegal to use in construction. What inference can we make from this.

• Asbestos does not cause cancer

• Exposure to asbestos may increase your risk of cancer

• There probably is no connection

• Cannot make a determination

Terry made the dot plot above to chart the amount of time, in minutes, that it took students to eat breakfast in the morning. How many students took 5 or more minutes to eat their breakfast?

• 11

• 12

• 14

• 16