Sampling and Population Module 1 Topic 2

Eric surveyed 402 employees at the company who worked in Marketing.  Is this a random sample of the employees at the company in general?

• yes
• no

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Josie threw a handful of identically shaped buttons into the air, then collected the 27 buttons that landed in a target on the floor.  Is this a random sample of the buttons?

• yes
• no

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Leslie surveyed the 9 youngest students in the elementary school.  Is this sample of the students in the school likely to be representative?

• yes
• no

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

Henry surveyed the first 7 celebrities to arrive at the movie premiere.  Is this sample of celebrities likely to be biased?

• yes
• no

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Patrick polled the first 27 people to attend the WMS band concert.  Is this sample of the concert attendees likely to be representative?

• yes
• no

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A teacher examined 17 different tests from each of her math classes.  Each class had the same number of tests.  Is this sample of the tests likely to be biased?

• yes
• no

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

According to a random telephone survey of 200 adults, 75% of all working adults in the U.S. are satisfied with their current job. What is the population in this survey?

• 200 adults
• adults in the U.S.
• 75% of adults

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

Zoie completes a report by asking 70 students across campus. She found that 48% of CTMS students do not wash their hands after using the bathroom. What is the population of her survey?

• the bathroom
• CTMS students
• 48% of students 

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

Zoie completes a report by asking 70 students across campus. She found that 48% of CTMS students do not wash their hands after using the bathroom. What is the sample size?

• 48
• 100
• 70
• CTMS students

Darrien surveys 60 of the actors theater class. He concludes that 8 out of 15 actors have previous acting experience. What is the sample size?

• 60
• 8
• 15
• 53

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2