Samples and Surveys

An entire group of people or objects is a ....

• Sample

• Population

• Group

• Club

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

Group or part of the population is a ...

• Population

• Club

• Group

• Sample

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

The manager of a book store surveys people who buy mystery novels to see if the store should expand its hours.  What is the population?

• People who visit the bookstore.
• People who buy mystery novels.
• Residents of the town
• People who like to read.

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A student surveys mathematics teachers to get their opinion on teaching.  What is the sample?

• All teachers in the world.
• All teachers within the school.
• All mathematics  teachers in the school.
• All teachers except mathematics teachers.

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A music store gives comment cards to all members of its Jazz Club to find out about satisfaction with the club's features.  Identify the sample.

• People who play instruments.
• All music store customers except Jazz Club members.
• All music store customers
• Jazz Club members

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A computer manufacturer surveys its customers who purchased laptop computers to ask what software the company should include with its computer.  Identify the population.

• Customers who purchased laptop computers.
• Customers of the store.
• Customers who are interested in software.
• Computer manufacturers

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

Ana wants to know the average student’s opinion of the tardy policy at her school. Which group of students should she survey in order to achieve the most accurate results?

• thirty students who are often tardy
• thirty students who are rarely tardy
• thirty of her friends
• thirty randomly selected students from her school

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A television station invites viewers to call in and name their favorite show.

• Convenience
• Self-Selection
• Systematic
• Random

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A school principal gathers an alphabetical list of all the students at her school.  Then she selects every 15th student to take a survey about the cafeteria's lunch menu.

• Convenience
• Self-Selection
• Systematic
• Random

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A reporter asks people leaving a movie theater to take a survey about their television viewing habits.

• Convenience
• Self-Selection
• Systematic
• Random

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3