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WorksheetsOwen Bias vs Unbiased
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Tamra wants to know how tall college basketball players are in Nebraska, so he asks for the heights of all the players on the Creighton basketball team.
Biased
Unbiased
Erick wants to know how many hours of sleep college students get, so he surveys the 12 students in the front row of his college English class.
Biased
Unbiased
You are doing a survey to find out if Knoxville, TN should be the home of a new NBA team and they only asked UT college boys basketball players.
Biased (Unfair)
Unbiased (Fair)
You are doing a survey to find out what kids really think about school lunch and you stand outside a lunchroom and ask every 5th person from every grade.
Biased (Unfair)
Unbiased (Fair)
You are doing a survey to find out what sport high schoolers like the most, and you only ask people from a Rugby team.
Biased (Unfair)
Unbiased (Fair)
You are conducting a survey and ask people the following question: Should more money be put into athletic programs or music programs at school? Sample is chosen from students in the band program.
Biased (Unfair)
Unbiased (Fair)
You want to know your town’s favorite fast-food restaurant. You randomly ask 30 people their preference as they leave a McDonald’s restaurant.
Biased (Unfair)
Unbiased (Fair)
