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8/11 1st 15 - Population and Samples Review

Authored by Latrice Lamar

Mathematics

10th Grade

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8/11 1st 15 - Population and Samples  Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A student at Phoenix High School conducted a survey. The student surveyed 100 of the 680 students that attend Phoenix High School and found that the average number of APPs installed on their phone was 35. Does this describe a Population Parameter or Sample Statistic?

Population Parameter

Sample Statistic

Population Statistic

Sample Parameter

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The average salary of all workers in an auto manufacturing plant is $37,000 in a study about the plant. Does this value describe a population parameter or a sample statistic?

Population Parameter

Sample Statistic

Sample Parameter

Population Statistic

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main difference between a population and a sample?

A population is always smaller than a sample

A sample includes all objects, while a population includes only some

A population includes all objects to be studied, while a sample is a subset

There is no difference

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Identify whether the following data set is a population or a sample: A study about the age of runners is being conducted on the contestants in a marathon of over 200 runners. The researcher collects data only from the first 15 runners and last 15 runners to finish the marathon.

Population

Sample

Parameter

Statistic

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes a sample?

The entire group being studied

A subset of the group being studied

The average of the group

The total number of people in the group

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a statistic?

The average age of all marathon runners

The average salary of all employees in a company

The average score of 20 randomly selected students

The total number of teachers in a school

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A study about the value of American homes in 2011 uses the average decrease of the homes sold in Gwinnett. What type of value is this?

Statistic

Parameter

Sample

Population

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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