First quiz: Population and Sample

Determine whether the data are collected from a population or a sample.

1. 1. the number of high school students in the United States

(a)  

A beverage company wanted to see if people in the United States liked their new logo. Which choice best represents a population?

• A selection of logo artists

• Every person in the United States.

• A selection of shoppers from different states.          

• 3,800 children age 5 – 15

The color of every car that passes your house

(a)  

A musician wanted to see what people who bought his last album thought about the songs. Which choice best represents a sample?

• Every person who bought the album.

• A selection of people who didn't want to buy the album.

• 250 girls who bought the album.                   

• A selection of 3,294 people who bought the album.

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

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

• Every person in the state.

• A selection of people who live in small towns.

• Every person in South Carolina

A gaming website wanted to find out which console its visitors owned. Which choice best represents a population?

• Visitors to the 3DS section.                                                                                

• All visitors to the PS4 section.                         

• All Visitors who are on the website for more than 5 minutes.

• All of the website visitors.

Determine whether the data are collected from a population or a sample.

A survey of 1800 spectators at a sporting event with 1800 spectators.

(a)  

Before a nation wide election, a polling place was trying to see who would win. Which choice best represents a sample?

• A selection of voters over age 50.                                   

• A selection of male voters.

• All voters

• A selection of voters of different ages

In the Orangeburg county, 25000 households live with at least one child, 12500 were surveyed and found that 1280 of them eat dinner together every night. What is the population?

• All the households in Orangeburg county

• 25000

• 12500

• 1280

In the Orangeburg county, 25000 households live with at least one child, 12500 were surveyed and found that 1280 of them eat dinner together every night. What is the Sample data?

• All households in Orangeburg

• 25000

• 12500

• 1280