INTRODUCTION TO DATA COLLECTION

A researcher randomly assigned students to two groups. One group was assigned to watch a violent television program while the other group watched a nonviolent program. The student's behavior was then recorded for incidences of aggressive behavior. Which research method is most appropriate?

• experimental

• census

• sample survey

• observational study

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Dr. Larson was interested in whether classical music helps students perform better on a test. Dr. Larson randomly assigned half of the study's participants to a group that listened to classical music while taking a test. The other half of the participants did not listen to music while taking a test. Which research method is most appropriate?

• sample survey

• experiment

• observational study

• census

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Jane Goodall lived among wild chimpanzees intermittently for decades, studying their social and family systems while keeping her interaction with the chimpanzees to a minimum. Which research method is most appropriate?

• biased study

• census

• experiment

• observational study

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Osman wanted to know what this weekends favorite movie was among RBHS students so he asked everyone at RBHS and counted the number of movie preferences.

Which research method is most appropriate?

• Census

• Sample Survey

• Experiment

• Biased Sample

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A researcher stood at a school parking lot entrance to see if the color of a car is related to the driver not wearing a seat belt.

Which research method is most appropriate?

• Observational Study

• Experiment

• Census

• Correlation

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

A toy store owner is tracking how much kids spend each month on toys. Which choice BEST represents a sample?

• All of the kids who buy toys.

• 275 rich kids

• 200 random kids of all ages

• 292 boys ages 7-15

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

Last year more than 1/3 senior students at a high school graduation ceremony were Hispanic.

Identify the population

• Hispanic students

• 1/3 the school students

• all high school students

• All high school seniors

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A survey of 976 American households found that 32% of the households own two cars.  Identify the the population. {hint: which group was targeted... used for the survey}

• All American households

• 976 American households

• 32% of Americans own two cars

• two cars

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
What pets do students in our class have?

• Statistical
• Non statistical

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
On average, how many water bottles does every class go through daily?

• Statistical
• Non Statistical

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1