6.1 Lesson Quiz

Complete the definition:

A _________ consists of all subjects (human or otherwise) that are being studied

• Statistics

• Number

• Group of people

• Population

Complete the definition:

A _______ is a subset of a population

• sample

• number

• people

• statistics

The town counsel wants to poll all the businesses in town on their store hours. They receive letters from 73 businesses in town.

Identify the Sample.

• 73 businesses who return the letters

• All businesses in town

The town counsel wants to poll the businesses in town on their store hours. They sent out 200 letters to all the businesses in town, and 73 businesses returned the letter.

Identify the Population.

• 73 businesses who return letters

• All businesses in town

When examining the alphabet, which is an example of a sample?

• The entire alphabet

• Vowels (a, e, i ,o, u)

• Negative Integers

All the seniors at Kennedy High School are going to vote where the senior trip should be. The teachers need 100 votes before they can make a final decision. Identify the population.

• Seniors at Kennedy High School

• Teachers at Kennedy High School

• 100 senior voters

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?

• thirty students who are often tardy

• thirty students who are rarely tardy

• thirty of her friends

• thirty randomly selected students from her school

What would be the population in this example?

Surveyors in a mall choose shoppers to ask about products they prefer.

• the surveyors

• all shoppers in the mall

• the shoppers who were asked their preferences

What would be the sample in this example?
Surveyors in a mall choose shoppers to ask about products they prefer.

• the surveyors

• all shoppers in the mall

• the shoppers who were asked their preferences

Marianne wanted to know students' opinion on the new schedule at school. She places students' names in a container and randomly picks out 20 names. 

• Convenience Sampling
• Systematic Sampling
• Random Sampling
• Volunteer response