Sampling Methods and Bias Quiz

Mason is conducting a survey to understand the favorite ice cream flavors among students. Which of the following is a characteristic of a simple random sample?

• Every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected.

• Only members with specific characteristics are selected.

• Members are selected based on convenience.

• Members are selected in a systematic order.

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Arjun is conducting a survey on student study habits. What is stratified sampling?

• Selecting every nth member of the population.

• Dividing the population into subgroups and randomly sampling from each subgroup.

• Selecting members based on their availability.

• Selecting members who volunteer to participate.

David is conducting a survey on student preferences for school lunch options. Which of the following best describes cluster sampling?

• The entire population is divided into clusters, and a random sample of clusters is selected.

• Every member of the population is surveyed.

• Members are selected based on specific characteristics.

• Members are selected based on their proximity to the researcher.

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Isla is conducting a survey for her school project. What is convenience sampling?

• Selecting members who are easiest to reach.

• Selecting members based on random numbers.

• Selecting members from different strata.

• Selecting members based on their willingness to participate.

During a school survey conducted by Anika, which type of bias occurs when some students are less likely to be included in the sample than others?

• Selection bias

• Response bias

• Non-response bias

• Measurement bias

During a survey conducted by Aria, what is response bias?

• Bias introduced when participants do not respond.

• Bias introduced when participants give inaccurate answers.

• Bias introduced when the sample is not representative.

• Bias introduced when the sample size is too small.

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Jackson is conducting a survey to understand the favorite lunch spots among students at his university. Which sampling method is most likely to introduce selection bias?

• Simple random sampling

• Systematic sampling

• Convenience sampling

• Stratified sampling

Samuel is conducting a survey in his neighborhood. What is systematic sampling?

• Selecting members based on a fixed interval.

• Selecting members randomly from each subgroup.

• Selecting members who volunteer.

• Selecting members based on their characteristics.

Elijah is conducting a survey on student study habits, but only those interested in the topic respond. Which of the following is an example of non-response bias?

• A survey is conducted, but only those interested in the topic respond.

• A survey is conducted, and all members of the population respond.

• A survey is conducted, and responses are recorded inaccurately.

• A survey is conducted, and members are selected randomly.

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Nora is conducting a survey to understand the preferences of students in her school. She decides to divide the students into homogeneous subgroups based on their grade levels before sampling. Which sampling method is she using?

• Cluster sampling

• Stratified sampling

• Systematic sampling

• Convenience sampling

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