WorksheetsIntro to Stats
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 4mins
Identify the target population from the following research question:
How did the pandemic impact high-school student's mental health in Texas?
All high-school students in the U.S.
All high school students in Texas.
All students in Texas.
Identify the population of interest.
Are immigrants in Canada more likely to have better mental health than Canadian-born citizens?
Immigrants that live in Canada.
Everyone who lives in Canada.
Canadian-born citizens.
Why do we collect a sample? Because...
the population does not represent the sample.
the population is too big.
a sample always represents the population
we are not interested in the population
In ideal conditions, your sample should...
be random and representative
be large and random
be large and representative
resemble the targe population
Your sample needs to be representative. Why?
(Select all that apply)
To draw legitimate conclusions about the population from the sample.
So that your findings are generalizable outside of your sample.
To reduce the # of people needed in the sample.
Your sample needs to be sufficiently large. Why?
(Select all that apply)
When it's large enough, the sample becomes representative.
When it's large enough, the statistical estimates become more accurate.
Recruiting lots of participants makes the sample representative.
True or False. Random sampling is a technique used to collect a sample from the population. It ensures that you collect a large enough sample.
True
False
True or False: Convenience sampling results in sampling bias.
True
False
T/F: There are no lectures on assignment weeks. I will not email Tak asking why lectures were cancelled on assignment weeks.
True
False
