Sampling Methods

For a school project, three students need to produce a sample of students at their school. Which of the following methods leads to a random sample?

• Numbering all the students and produce the sample from a random list of numbers

• Calling for volunteers at the school assembly

• Calling for volunteers via social media

• Asking each of their friends to name three further friend2

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An elementary school principal wants to evaluate the teaching quality of the school by collecting data from a sample of students. Which of the following is not a suitable stratum to be used to collect the sample?

• gender

• grade level

• race

• first name

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The manager of a supermarket wants to survey their customers about their opinions on a new coffee shop. To obtain the sample, the manager surveys every tenth person coming into the supermarket, starting from the third customer of the day. Which sampling method is used for this study?

• simple random sampling

• systematic random sampling

• stratified sampling

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A school wants to survey its students. They choose a sample by putting every student’s name into a hat and then drawing names from the hat. Which of the following is the sampling method used?

• simple random sampling

• systematic random sampling

• stratified sampling

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At a local golf club, there are 50 male members and 30 female members. A representative sample of 10 random male members and 6 random female members is chosen. Which of the following is the sampling method used?

• simple random sampling

• systematic random sampling

• stratified sampling

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A politician wanted to survey voters to determine whether to fund a highway construction in a city. To obtain the sample, the politician obtained a complete list of registered voters and assigned a unique number to each individual. Then, a sample was selected based on a list of random numbers generated by a computer program. Which sampling method was used for this study?

• simple random sampling

• systematic random sampling

• stratified sampling

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Identify the sampling method used in this situation. 

Madison wants to survey 6th graders about their favorite cereal. She  passes out a survey to every other person seated in class.  

• Simple Random

• Systematic

• Stratified

• Convenience

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Identify the sampling method used in this situation. 

Select three JV and three Varsity basketball players to receive ice cream by putting the JV names in one hat and all the Varsity names in a different hat and picking out three names from each hat. 

• Simple Random

• Systematic

• Stratified

• Cluster

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Identify the sampling method used in this situation. 

A video store wants to know what PS3 games are most popular in the state. It surveys people that come into its store.

• Simple Random

• Systematic

• Stratified

• Convenience

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Identify the sampling method used in this situation. 

A news station asks viewers to share their opinion on a news story. 

• Simple Random

• Voluntary

• Systematic

• Convenience

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