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Daily Grade: Statistics: Inferences

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A manager samples receipts of every fifth person in line. Out of 50 people, 4 had a mispriced item. If 600 people go to the store each day, how many can you expect to have a mispriced item?

a)

50 people

b)

80 people

c)

48 people

d)

12 people

2.

Jenny randomly selects 20 boxes of crayons from the shelf and finds two boxes with at least one broken crayon. If the shelf holds 130 boxes, how many would you expect to have at least one broken crayon?

a)

10 boxes

b)

13 boxes

c)

6.5 boxes

d)

2 boxes

3.
There are 480 students in Marla’s school.  In her classroom, there are 3 left-handed students and 17 right-handed students.  Predict the number of left-handed students in the whole school.
a)
72
b)
85
c)
124
d)
208
4.
The results of a random survey showed that 42 out of 84 people plan to vote for Coach Vasquez for teacher of the month. Which is the best prediction of the total number of votes he will receive if 2,000 people vote?
a)
825
b)
750
c)
1200
d)
1000
5.
Source of bias that occurs when you ask people who are EASY to ask
a)
Response Bias
b)
Convenience Sampling
c)
Nonresponse
d)
Voluntary Response
6.

A population is a collection of all individuals, objects, or measurements of interest.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A portion or part of a population is called a

a)

Random survey

b)

Sample

c)

Tally

d)

Frequency distribution

8.

a sample you get when you ask for volunteers

a)

voluntary response sample

b)

biased sample

c)

convenience sample

d)

simple random sample

9.
What can you "infer" by reading the passage below?

"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.
a)
Violet can be a mean girl.
b)
Violet can be somewhat relaxed.
c)
Violet is probably somewhat shy.
d)
Violet is afraid of everything.
10.
The most accurate and complete inference based on the photo is:
a)
A. The children are participating in a race at school.
b)
B. The children are competing against one another.
c)
C. A boy tries to catch up to a girl as they race on the beach.
d)
D. A little girl expresses her joy as she wins a race against her peers.
11.

A middle school has 490 students. Mae surveys a random sample of 60 students and finds that 24 of them have dogs. How many students are likely to have dogs?

a)

8 students

b)

40 students

c)

192 students

d)

196 students

12.

Part of the population of 10,800 hawks at a national park are building nests. A random sample of 72 hawks shows that 12 hawks are building nests. Estimate the number of hawks building a nest in the population.

a)

1,800 hawks

b)

150 hawks

c)

432 hawks

d)

10,800 hawks

13.

There are 600 students at Hilda’s school. Out of 30 students she surveys, 8 of them ride their bikes to school. Estimate how many students ride their bikes to school from the population.

a)

160 students

b)

20 students

c)

74 students

d)

240 students

14.

A manufacturer fills an order for 4,200 smart phones. The quality inspector selects a random sample of 60 phones and finds that 4 are defective. How many smart phones in the order are likely to be defective?

a)

70 smart phones

b)

900 smart phones

c)

1,050 smart phones

d)

280 smart phones

15.

Part of the population of 4,500 elk at a wildlife preserve is infected with a parasite. A random sample of 50 elk shows that 8 of them are infected. How many elk are likely to be infected?

a)

720 elk

b)

400 elk

c)

90 elk

d)

562.5 elk