HW Challenge week of May 5 2024

Daisy wants to know what breed of dog is most popular as a pet in her state. What is a sample that could be used?

• A few cat owners from each of the major cities in the state.

• A few dog owners from each of the major cities in the state.

• A few dog owners from the dog park across town.

• A few dog owners from Daisy's neighborhood.

Mrs. Connie wants to know the average student’s opinion of the tardy policy at our school. Which group of students should she survey in order to achieve the most accurate-non-biased results?

• 30 students who are often tardy

• 30 students who are rarely tardy

• 30 7th grade students

• 30 randomly selected students from our school

You want to know what is the favorite sport of 7th graders at CB. You ask 7th graders who play a sport to participate to go to the office 5th period to participate in the survey. This is...

• Biased sample

• Random sample

How many students have 0 Brothers and Sisters? 

• 6 students
• 0 students
• 12 students
• 10 students

Out of a group of 30 volunteers, 11 people are chosen to participate in a survey about the number of phone calls they make each week. What is the sample in this situation?

• The 11 people selected to participate

• The 19 people not selected to participate

• The 30 volunteers

• The people conducting the survey

Data was collected on the number of students who use technology in the classroom. The results are shown in the graph.

Describe the change in technology use between the years 1995 and 2002.

200 students were asked what their favorite subject was in school. What percentage chose mathematics?

• 25%

• 48%

• 24%

• 30%

A sample is a part of the whole population.

Which is bigger? (más grande?)

• Sample

• Population

A sample is a part of the whole population.

Which is smaller? (más pequeño?)

• Sample

• Population

How many BLUE people are in this sample?

(a)