Sampling Techniques in Statistics

A researcher for an airline interviews all of the passengers on five randomly selected flights. What sampling technique was used?

• Simple Random Sample

• Stratified Random Sample

• Systematic Random Sample

• Cluster Sample

• Sample of Convenience

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A community college student interviews everyone in a statistics class to determine who owns a car. What sampling technique was used?

• Simple Random Sample

• Stratified Random Sample

• Systematic Random Sample

• Cluster Sample

• Sample of Convenience

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A lobbyist for a major airspace firm assigns a number to each legislator and then uses a computer to randomly generate ten numbers. The lobbyist contacts the legislators corresponding to these numbers. What sampling technique was used?

• Simple Random Sample

• Stratified Random Sample

• Systematic Random Sample

• Cluster Sample

• Sample of Convenience

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A market researcher randomly selects 400 drivers under 65 years of age and 300 drivers over 65 years of age. What sampling technique was used?

• Simple Random Sample

• Stratified Random Sample

• Systematic Random Sample

• Cluster Sample

• Sample of Convenience

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A sample consists of every 20th student from a list of 3000 students starting at a randomly selected number. What sampling technique was used?

• Simple Random Sample

• Stratified Random Sample

• Systematic Random Sample

• Cluster Sample

• Sample of Convenience

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

What is the difference between a stratified random sample and a block design?

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3