Check Your Understanding: Sample Surveys and Bias

_________ is the process of selecting a subset of individuals from a larger population to collect data.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

____________ bias occurs when certain groups within the population are left out or underrepresented in the sample.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

When participants' answers are influenced by factors other than their true opinions or experiences, it's called __________ bias.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

________ bias happens when people who don't respond to the survey differ significantly from those who do respond.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Which of the following is NOT a common type of bias in surveys?

• Undercoverage bias

• Response bias

• Nonresponse bias

• Oversampling bias

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

What type of bias might occur if a school conducts a survey about student satisfaction using only email?

• Response bias

• Undercoverage bias

• Nonresponse bias

• Sampling bias

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Which strategy can help minimize bias in surveys?

• Using only one data collection method

• Asking leading questions

• Employing random sampling techniques

• Focusing on a single demographic group

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Why is it impossible to completely avoid bias in surveys?

• Surveys are always inaccurate

• Human behavior and social factors introduce some level of bias

• All participants lie in surveys

• Researchers don't try hard enough to eliminate bias

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Human behavior and social factors introduce some level of bias

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.6

Nonresponse bias occurs when people who don't respond to the survey differ significantly from those who do respond.

• True

• False

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3