Samples & Survey Error & Bias QUIZ

_______ is a part of a group being surveyed.

• Sample
• Population
• Random Sample
• Quartile

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

_______ is the entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey.

• Sample
• Population
• Random Sample
• Quartile

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A school randomly chose ten English teachers and asked them which type of juice their students would prefer. Which reason best shows why this sample is biased?

• The sample didn't include students.
• The sample is too small.
• The sample can only be accurate if each teacher is included in the sample

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Interview every 15th student who enters the school in the morning.

• simple random

• population

• systematic

• convenience

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.
She selects the five closest to her desk.

• simple random
• representative
• Convenience
• Systematic 

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

Which question has the least bias?

• What is your favorite fruit juice?

• Smart people enjoy playing chess, do you like playing chess?

• Do you prefer smelly dogs to clean cats?

• Do you support keeping children safe at school?

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The process of collecting information/data from the sample.

• Census
• Interview
• Survey
• Questionnaire

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

11. Larger random sample sizes are more representative of a population.

• A. True
• B. False

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

14. Biased questions lead people to answer a particular way.

• A. True
• B. False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6