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Unit 7 Bias, Population, Sample, Statistic, and Parameter

Authored by Victoria Erdkamp

Mathematics

9th - 12th Grade

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Unit 7 Bias, Population, Sample, Statistic, and Parameter
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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These symbols represent the mean and standard deviation for which of the following distributions?

The population

The Sample

The Sampling Distribution

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

At a particular college, 78% of all students are receiving some kind of financial aid. The school newspaper selects a random sample of 100 students and 72% of the respondents say they are receiving some sort of financial aid. Which of the following is true?

78% is a population and 72% is a sample.

72% is a population and 78% is a sample

78% is a parameter and 72% is a statistic

72% is a parameter and 78% is a statistic

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A sample of data is used to calculate the parameter for a probability model. The calculated value is...

an estimate of the value of the parameter

the same for every sample

the true value of the parameter

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A shop offers customers who pay in cash the option of collecting a receipt. In a sample of 125 customers, 72 choose not to take a receipt. What is the sample proportion of customers who forgo a receipt?

0.125

0.424

0.72

0.576

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a sample does not accurately represent the population it is a:

Unbiased Sample

Biased Sample

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which scenario would produce the least biased results?

asking athletes at a gym what their favorite television show is

asking fans at a baseball game who their favorite baseball team is

asking shoppers at a store where their favorite place to shop is

asking students in a college library what their favorite college sports team is

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A statistic is a number which describes a sample.

True

False

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