Identifying Random Sampling

For a class assignment, Tyler will conduct a survey to find out what students like to do after school. He asks the first 10 people he sees in the gymnasium before school what they like to do after school. Which statement correctly explains whether Tyler's sample is a random sample?

• Tyler’s sample is not random because he only asks 10 people

• Tyler’s sample is not random because he asks people in a gymnasium.

• Tyler’s sample is random because he asks the first 10 people he sees.

• Tyler’s sample is random because he asks each person the same question

Andre wants to survey a random sample of the student body in his school to find out which day after school would work best for students to do volunteer work for a local charity. Which sample would best represent the student body?

• asking twenty students waiting in line for lunch

• asking twenty students on their way to the bus after school

• asking one person from the seventh grade daily for twenty days

• asking one person each from twenty different classrooms during the first class period

Which statement best describes a random sample of all students in a middle school?

• Of all the students who are on the track team, the first three to finish a race are selected.

• Of all the students who are in the drama club, every third student on the roster is selected.

• Of all the students who complete an assignment, the first, third, and tenth students are selected.

• Of all the students who attend a school-wide assembly, those sitting in every third seat are selected.

Ana wants to know the average student’s opinion of the tardy policy at her school. Which group of students should she survey in order to achieve the most accurate results?

• 30 of her friends

• 30 randomly selected students in the school

• 30 students who are often tardy

• 30 students who are often on time

Select all the options that would produce a random sample.

• Survey the first 50 people that walk in the doors.

• Survey everyone at his jazz band practice.

• Survey two randomly chosen students in every homeroom.

• Assign each student in the school a number, randomly choose 50 numbers, and survey those students.

• Survey every third student that he sees on his walk to school.

A sample in which each individual or object in the entire population has an equal chance of being selected.

• biased sample

• population

• random sample

• sample

_________ is a sample in which each individual or object in the entire population has an equal chance of being selected.

• Sample

• Population

• Random Sample

• Quartile

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• Thomas should ask 30 students in the eighth grade.

• Thomas should ask 30 of his closest friends.

• Thomas should ask 30 students in the seventh grade.

• Thomas should ask 30 people eating lunch at McDonalds across the street from school.

The owners of a local game store put all their customers' email addresses in a hat. They draw 150 names and email them a customer survey.

• Random

• Not Random

Which method is most likely to produce a random sample of 5 students from a school club?

• selecting 5 club members who have brown hair

• selecting the 5 club members who have raised the most funds for the club

• selecting 5 club members from a hat containing the names of all members

• selecting the 5 club members who arrive last to a club meeting