Collecting Data Vocabulary - Alg II

In a random sample, each member of a population has an _________ chance of being selected.

• biased

• random

• equal

• no

___________ sample - members of a population can volunteer to be in the sample

• stratified

• cluster

• convenience

• self-selected

____________ sample - a population is divided into groups, called clusters. All of the members is one or more of the clusters are selected.

• cluster

• systematic

• bias

• self-selected

__________ sample - a rule is used to select members of a population.

• self-selcted

• systematic

• stratified

• convenience

__________ sample - a population is divided into smaller groups that share a similar characteristic. A sample is then randomly selected from each group.

• systematic

• convenience

• cluster

• stratified

___________ sample - only members of a population who are easy to reach are selected.

• systematic

• convenience

• stratified

• cluster

In a ______________, each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected.

• collect data

• random sample

• cluster

• survey

An _____________ is representative of the population that you want information about.

• random sample

• biased

• cluster

• unbiased

A __________ uses a model to reproduce the conditions of a situation or process so that the simulated outcomes closely match the real-world outcomes.

• Simulation

• observation

• experiment

• survey

An __________ imposes on individuals in order to collect data on their response to the treatment.

• biased

• observational

• experiment

• survey