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8-1/6-1 Statistical Questions, Populations, and Samples

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many cars are in the parking lot?
a)
Statsitical
b)
Non Statistical
2.
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
What pets does our class have?
a)
Statistical
b)
Non statistical
3.
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How many lanterns are hanging in our classroom
a)
Statistical
b)
Non Statistical
4.

Is the following question statistical or non statistical?

How many siblings do each student have?

a)

Statistical

b)

Non Statistical

5.

Is the following question statistical or non statistical?

How many students like the color blue?

a)

Statistical

b)

Non Statistical

6.
Is the following question statistical or non statistical?
How tall are the students in our class?
a)
Statistical
b)
Non Statistical
7.
_______ is a part of a group being surveyed.
a)
Sample
b)
Population
c)
Random Sample
d)
Quartile
8.
_________ is a sample in which each individual or object in the entire population has an equal chance of being selected.
a)
Sample
b)
Population
c)
Random Sample
d)
Quartile
9.
_______ is the entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey.
a)
Sample
b)
Population
c)
Random Sample
d)
Quartile
10.
True or False: all samples lead to a good prediction about an entire population.
a)
True
b)
False
11.

A company makes DVDs and randomly selects 25 from 1500 to test them to see if they work.

a)

Biased

b)

Unbiased

12.

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?

a)

A. Thirty randomly selected students from her school

b)

B. Thirty students who are rarely tardy

c)

thirty of her friends

13.

When a sample does not accurately represent the population it is a:

a)

A. Unbiased sample

b)

B. Biased sample

14.

Carlos wants to know the favorite sport of people at his school so he asks his baseball team.

a)

A. Biased

b)

B. Unbiased

15.
A safety inspector conducts air quality tests on a randomly selected group of 7 classrooms at an elementary school.
a)
The population is all classrooms in the district; the sample is the 7 classrooms selected.
b)
The population is all classrooms in the elementary school; the sample is the 7 classrooms selected.
c)
The population is all elementary students in the school; the sample is the students in the 7 classrooms selected.