Population and Sample Practice

Nicole wants to conduct a survey of the opinions of students at her middle school. Which survey sample would give her the most accurate results?

• random students as they enter the school

• students during math class

• random seventh-grade students during lunch

• teachers in the seventh-grade hallway

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

_______ 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

A survey company was trying to see if people in a state thought the pollution was too high. Which choice BEST represents the population to be surveyed?

• A selection of people from each neighborhood in the state.

• A selection of people who live in small towns.

• Every person in the state.

• A selection of people who live in dirty neighborhoods.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

A school principal wants to see which subject the 695 students in his school liked best. Which choice BEST represents a representative sample?

• The girls in the school.

• 1 classroom for each grade

• All the students in the school.

• The students making a B in math.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

The school board wants to study how middle school teachers use computers and the Internet in their classes. The middle school teachers are the:

• population

• sample

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

A lawn service wants to find out how satisfied its customers are with its lawn services and pricing. The lawn service surveys ten customers who used the lawn service over the past year.

The ten customers represent the:

• Sample

• Population

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2