Sample and Populations Clarencia Bonner

A school principal wants to see which subject the 695 students in his school liked best. Which choice BEST represents a representative sample?

• The girls in the school.

• 1 classroom for each grade

• All the students in the school.

• The students making a B in math.

The entire group studied.

• sample

• population

The part of the population being studied

• population

• sample

• random

_______ is a part of a group being surveyed.

• Sample

• Population

• Random Sample

• Quartile

Choose the true statement(s) about the census and sample shown.

• The sample could be considered too small.

• The sample is biased because is does not include everyone.

• The sample is representative of the population's sub-groups.

• Random Sample

• Representative Sample

• Voluntary Sample

• Systematic Sample

Which scenario represents the POPULATION?

• Residents of North Carolina

• Residents of Pitt County

• Representative Sample

• Voluntary Sample

• Random Sample

• Systematic Sample

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• A

• B

• C

• D

A survey company was trying to see if people in a state thought the pollution was too high. Which choice best represents a population?

• Every person in the state

• A selection of people from each neighborhood in the state

• A selection of people who live near the highways

• A selection of people who live in small towns