Data Collection

Jill searched the Internet to find comments and reviews from people who owned the type of cell phone she was thinking of buying.

What data collection method was used?

• Observational Study

• Experiment

• Survey

• Simulation

Steven observed students entering a classroom for class and recorded whether the first half of the students who arrived for class chose to sit in the front half of the room.

What data collection method was used?

• Observational Study

• Experiment

• Survey

• Simulation

Elise gave each member of the class a random cookie, some from recipe A and some from recipe B. Then she observed which students returned for a second cookie

What data collection method was used?

• Observational Study

• Experiment

• Survey

• Simulation

Rank these movies according to your preferences; from  
1 (most preferred) to 5 (least preferred)

• Multiple choice
• Checklist
• Ranking 
• Scale

The axis that goes from left to right is the

• y axis

• x axis

Estimate the number of students in your school who play video games more than 10 hours per week.

• Census
• Sample Survey
• Experiment
• Observational Study

Determine if not using car seat belts increases deaths in car accidents

• Census
• Sample Survey
• Experiment
• Observational Study

Decide if computer games are more effective than paper and pencil drills for children learning the multiplication tables.

• Census

• Sample Survey

• Experiment

• Observational Study

Elvira surveys the first 60 students in the lunch line to determine if the students at Millbrook like the school lunch. This is example of what type of sampling?

• Simple Random Sample

• Cluster Random Sample

• Volunteer Sample

• Convenience Sample

Elvira selects every 5th student in the lunch line to

determine if students at the school are satisfied with

school lunch.

• Cluster Random Sample

• Systematic Random Sample

• Simple Random Sample

• Volunteer Sample