WorksheetsAP STATISTICS (GATHERING DATA)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Choose the correct sampling method:
A student council wants to know whether students would like the council to sponsor a mid winter dance or mid winter carnival this year
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Survey 20 randomly selected freshmen, 20 randomly selected sophomores, 20 randomly selected juniors, and 20 randomly selected seniors
systematic
random sample
convenience
stratified
cluster
Choose the correct sampling method: A student council wants to know whether students would like the council to sponsor a mid winter dance or mid winter carnival this year →
Survey all students in three randomly selected homerooms
systematic
cluster
self-selected
stratified
random sample
The officers of a neighborhood association want to know whether residents are interested in beautifying the neighborhood and, if so, how much money they are willing to contribute toward the costs involved. The officers are considering two methods for gathering data:
Method A: Call and survey every tenth resident on the association’s roster.
Method B: Randomly select and survey 10 residents from among those who come to the neighborhood block party.
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Identify the population.
the residents
the officers
the mailman
The officers of a neighborhood association want to know whether residents are interested in beautifying the neighborhood and, if so, how much money they are willing to contribute toward the costs involved. The officers are considering two methods for gathering data:
Method A: Call and survey every tenth resident on the association’s roster.
Method B: Randomly select and survey 10 residents from among those who come to the neighborhood block party.
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Which sampling method is most likely to result in a representative sample of the population ?
Method A
Method B
Systematic Sampling involves ...
placing the sampling in order
sampling based on similar characteristics
random sampling
sampling based on different characteristics
SRS means ...
Stratified Random Sampling
Simple Random Sampling
Stratified Random System
Simple Random System
All the following are principles of experiment design except ...
Control
Randomize
Replicate
Strategize
All the following are types of sampling methods except ...
Simple Random Sampling
Systematic Sampling
Stratified Sampling
Cluster Sampling
Randomized Sampling
What type of study is described? A gym asks its customers if they would prefer the gym to open earlier in the morning.
Experiment
Observational Study
Sample Survey
What type of study is described? A gym tries out a new weightlifting method to see if it will build muscle for their customers faster than their current method.
Sample Survey
Experiment
Observational Study
