
Population, Sample, and Bias
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Mathematics
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the difference between a sample and a population?
Populations only consider a portion of the sample being studied.
Samples only consider a portion of the population being studied.
Populations do not always represent the entire group of people in question.
Samples are generally much larger than populations.
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CCSS.7.SP.A.1
CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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
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CCSS.7.SP.A.1
CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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.
A selection of voters of different ages.
All voters.
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CCSS.7.SP.A.1
CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
A gaming website wanted to find out which console its visitors owned. Which choice best represents a population?
Visitors to the 3DS section.
All of the website visitors.
Visitors to the PS4 section.
Visitors who are on the website for more than 5 minutes.
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CCSS.7.SP.A.1
CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
A mayor wanted to see if the people in his town thought he was doing a good job. Which choice best represents a sample?
1,000 unemployed voters.
The mayor's family.
The residents of the town.
242 voters.
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CCSS.7.SP.A.1
CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Biased or Unbiased?
Spencer wants to determine who the most popular Twitch.tv streamer in the United States is. So he hacks the U.S. Census and includes the question in the 2020 census form that goes to every household in America.
Biased
Unbiased
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CCSS.7.SP.A.1
CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Biased or Unbiased?
Reign wants to determine the most popular brand of cereal in all of Kentucky. So he polls all the houses on his street to get a sample.
Biased
Unbiased
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CCSS.7.SP.A.1
CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1
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