Alg 2 topic 11 lessons 1 and 2 review

An accountant polled his clients who own a sports car how far they drive in a typical month? Which of the following describes the population of this survey?

• The accountant's sports car owning clients

• The accountant's clients

• People who own sports cars

• People who own cars

Choose the word that describes this survey question:

"What is your favorite food?" is a ​ (a)   survey question.

• categorical
• quantitative

Choose the word to describe the sampling method.

The first 50 people entering the baseball stadium were asked what their favorite sport is.

This is a ​ (a)   sample.

• convenience
• systematic
• cluster
• self-selected

Choose the word to describe the sampling method.

Every 10th person entering the mall is asked about their favorite store in the mall.

This is a ​ (a)   sample.

• systematic
• convenience
• cluster
• self-selected

A biologist wants to study the effect of using fertilizer on a particular houseplant. She studies 100 of the plants for one week. Twenty of them were given fertilizer and the other 80 were not. The twenty that were given fertilizer are called what?

• The experimental group

• The control group

• The sample group

• The study group

Which of the following sampling methods would bias the set of responses? Select all that apply.

• A magazine asks readers to mail in a card detailing their favorite ads.

• Every tenth person entering a sporting event is polled about their favorite concession snacks.

• The college students in an Engineering class are asked what their major is.

• Dog owners are interviewed about their choice of dog food.