AP Statistics Unit 3 Review Questions

Define confounding variables and their impact on data collection in AP Statistics.

• Variables that are not important to consider in data collection

• Extraneous variables that affect the relationship between the independent and dependent variables

• Variables that have no impact on the relationship between the independent and dependent variables

• Variables that only impact the dependent variable

What is bias in the context of AP Statistics data collection?

• Inconsistency in the data due to human error

• Random error introduced by the sampling method

• Error caused by the accuracy of the data analysis

• Systematic error introduced by the sampling method or data collection process

Dylan wants to know how the students at his school rate the cafeteria.  He surveyed his school's basketball team to rate the school cafeteria. Is this a biased sample of the school's population?

• Yes, because it is a convenience survey
• No, the basketball team has the smartest students
• Yes, because it's voluntary survey
• No, he should have asked the football team

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Identify the Population:
Wicomico County Public Schools randomly selected 230 teachers to find out which technology resource it's teachers feel is the most effective.

• 230 Teachers
• All Wicomico County Teachers
• Students
• Wicomico County Public Schools

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

True or False: all samples lead to a good prediction about an entire population.

• True
• False

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

Interview every 10th student who enters the school in the morning.

• simple random

• voluntary response

• systematic

• convenience

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

Assign each car in a dealership a number and then use a random-number table to select the cars to be inspected.

• systematic

• simple random sample

• convenience

• Self - selected (volunteer)

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.6

Marianne wanted to know students' opinion on the new schedule at school. She survey's the first 30 students who come into her class.

• Convenience Sampling

• Systematic Random Sampling

• Simple Random Sampling

• Volunteer response

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

An independent research company wants to go door to door to survey people in the city of Fontana. The company decides to number all blocks within the city limit, randomly choose 1 block and survey all households on that block.

This is an example of:

• Simple Random Sample

• Stratified Random Sample

• Cluster Random Sample

• Systematic Random Sampling

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A teacher hands out an index card and asks ALL of her students to write down the following information: age, height (in inches), and what grade they are in.

Which of the following best describes her method of data collection?

• Census

• Simple Random Sample

• Cluster Random Sample

• Stratified Random Sample

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3