Basic Intro Stats Questions

_______ is a part of a group being surveyed.

• Sample
• Population
• Random Sample
• Quartile

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

_______ is the entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey.

• Sample
• Population
• Random Sample
• Quartile

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

The manager of a book store surveys people who buy mystery novels to see if the store should expand its hours.  What is the population?

• People who visit the bookstore.
• People who buy mystery novels.
• Residents of the town
• People who like to read.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A student surveys mathematics teachers to get their opinion on teaching.  What is the sample?

• All teachers in the world.
• All teachers within the school.
• All mathematics  teachers in the school.
• All teachers except mathematics teachers.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

The Magic Kingdom theme park has many attractions, one of which is Space Mountain. Are the people who ride Space Mountain the population, or a sample, of the theme park? Explain.

• Population. They are all the people at the theme park.

• Sample. They are a subset of all the people at the theme park.

• Both population and sample. They are all the people at the theme park

• Neither population nor sample. They are not the people at the theme park.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

A student wants to know which type of pizza the students at his high school prefer. Which option would give a unbiased, representative sample:

Average

• Asking all the students in the hot lunch line.

• Asking 10 random students from each homeroom.

• Asking every other student who gets off a school bus.

• Asking all the 10th graders.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

The captain of the basketball team wants to determine where the team should go for their end-of-season celebration. Which of the following is a representative sample? Select all that apply.

• The students in her homeroom

• Players whose names are randomly selected from a hat

• The players in the starting lineup

• All players over 5 feet tall

• Every 5th player selected from an alphabetical roster of the team

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

The average annual salary for 35 of a company's 1200 accountants is $68,000.

• parameter

• statistic

What word best describes this definition: a numerical value that describes the population. Mean or average from the population, denoted µ (mu).

• Population

• Sample

• Parameter

• Statistic

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

What word best describes this definition: a numerical value that is calculated from a sample. Mean or average from the sample, denoted x̄ (x-bar).

• Population

• Sample

• Parameter

• Statistic

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3