Sampling Error

Identify the type of sampling error: Mr. Thornton asked his students, "how awful is the Georgia Tech football team?"

• Processing Error

• Response Error

• Non-Response Error

• Question Wording Bias

Identify the type of sampling error: Daejia is chosen to participate in a sample. She refuses to send back the questionnaire.

• Processing Error

• Response Error

• Non-Response Error

• Question Wording Bias

A research team surveys 1001 adults, asking them how many hours they work per week. What is the margin of error for this survey?

• 3%

• 32%

• 63%

• 9%

A recent survey found that 77% of high schoolers use their phones more than 4 hours a day on average. The margin of error was 3%. What is the interval for which we could expect to find the truth of the population?

• 77% - 80%

• 74% - 77%

• 74% - 80%

• 50 million high schoolers - 120 million

Your city is electing a new mayor and you surveyed 300 people where 55% of them said they will will vote for candidate A. Using the margin of error, between what range should the candidate A expect in percentage of votes this election?

• 49.2% and 60.8%

• 49.2% and 60.2%

• 48.2% and 61.8%

• 59.2% and 65.8%

A research team surveys 200 high schoolers at glenoak. They find that 57% of them drive to school every day. What is the margin of error?

• 95%

• 14%

• 7%

• 3%

The mean and standard deviation of a population are 200 and 20, respectively. Sample size is 25. 
What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution?

• 200

• 16

• 25

• 4

Calculate μ_x-bar and σ_x-bar if μ = 794, σ = 48, and n = 64

• μ_x-bar = 794, σ_x-bar = 0.75

• μ_x-bar = 12.4, σ_x-bar = 0.75

• μ_x-bar =794, σ_x-bar = 6

• μ_x-bar = 99.25, σ_x-bar = 6

The average cost for a gallon of gasoline is $2.51 (source AAA.org) with a standard deviation of $0.42. Find the mean and standard error of the sampling distribution if n = 49

• μ_x-bar = 2.51, σ_x-bar = 0.06

• μ_x-bar = 0.358, σ_x-bar = 0.06

• μ_x-bar = 2.51, σ_x-bar = 0.06

• μ_x-bar = 2.51, σ_x-bar = 0.857

The mean and standard deviation of a population are 200 and 20, respectively. Sample size is 25. 
What is the mean of the sampling distribution?

• 200

• 16

• 25

• 4