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9.3 Collecting Data

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The __________ is the group being studied.

a)

population

b)

parameter

c)

sample

d)

statistic

2.

A __________ is a portion of the entire population in which data is collected from.

a)

population

b)

parameter

c)

sample

d)

statistic

3.

____________ design is when data is created by treating an experimental group differently from a control group.

a)

Experimental

b)

Observational

c)

Survey

4.

____________ design is when data is collected without the sample being aware of the study.

a)

Experimental

b)

Observational

c)

Survey

5.

____________ design is when data is collected from responses given by members of the sample.

a)

Experimental

b)

Observational

c)

Survey

6.

A _________ sample is when members are selected randomly from an ordered list of the population.

a)

Random

b)

Systematic

c)

Convenience

d)

Self-selected

7.

An easily accessible

sample is chosen

a)

simple sample

b)

systematic sample

c)

voluntary sample

d)

convenience sample

8.

Asking every fifth student in the sixth grade his

or her opinion on something.

a)

simple sample

b)

systematic sample

c)

voluntary sample

d)

convenience sample

9.

Mr. Stover asks every 3rd person who he walks past on the way home if they drink soda or not.

a)

Convenience Sample

b)

Simple Random Sample

c)

Systematic Sample

10.

A teacher splits her classes up by period. She then randomly picks 3 students from each period to do a survey.

a)

Stratified.

b)

Systematic

c)

Cluster

d)

Biased.

11.

A teacher wants to know the average time spent doing homework by the students in her class of 20 girls and 5 boys.

She selects the five closest to her desk.

a)

Simple Random

b)

Volunteer Response

c)

Convenience

d)

Systematic Random

12.

A teacher wants to know how well her students are doing on a topic. She randomly picks one class to survey.

a)

Simple Random

b)

Cluster

c)

Stratified

d)

Systematic

13.
This sample is selected by dividing the population into subgroups and then taking a fixed number of units from each group using the simple random sample.
a)
stratified
b)
cluster
c)
judgment
d)
experimental
14.
Units of the population are ordered in some fashion.  Usually, every k-th unit is chosen.
a)
proportional
b)
probable
c)
stratified
d)
systematic
15.

Gita wants to survey student opinions about the school uniform policy in her school. She selects 20 girls and 20 boys at random from a list of all the students in her school, 

What type of sampling has Gita used?

a)

opportunity sampling

b)

cluster sampling

c)

quota sampling

d)

systematic sampling

e)

stratified sampling

16.

Jamie wants to collect data about whether Facebook users use other types of social media as well. He posts a survey on his Facebook page and asks for responses.

What type of sampling has Jamie used?

a)

cluster sampling

b)

quota sampling

c)

self-selected sampling

d)

systematic sampling

e)

simple random sampling

17.

To get valid results, a sample must be...

a)

biased

b)

unbiased

18.

Which would be a good Unbiased group?

a)

every third student entering the building

b)

every member of the varsity football team

c)

every member in Ms. Zimmer’s drama classes

d)

every student having a second-period French class

19.

A school newspaper will survey students about the quality of the school’s lunch program. Which method will create the least biased results?

a)

Twenty-five vegetarians are randomly surveyed.

b)

Twenty-five students are randomly chosen from each grade level.

c)

Students who dislike the school’s lunch program are chosen to complete the survey

d)

A booth is set up in the cafeteria for the students to voluntarily complete the survey.

20.

A survey is being conducted to determine which types of television programs people watch. Which survey and location combination would likely contain the most bias?

a)

surveying 10 people who work in a sporting goods store

b)

surveying the first 25 people who enter a grocery store

c)

randomly surveying 50 people during the day in a mall

d)

randomly surveying 75 people during the day in a clothing store

21.

Erica is conducting a survey about the proposed increase in the sports budget in the Hometown School District. Which survey method would likely contain the most bias?

a)

Erica asks every third person entering the Hometown Grocery Store

b)

Erica asks every third person leaving the Hometown Shopping Mall this weekend.

c)

Erica asks every fifth student entering Hometown High School on Monday morning.

d)

Erica asks every fifth person leaving Saturday’s Hometown High School football game.

22.
1.  Carlos wants to know the favorite sport of people at his school so he asks his baseball team.
a)
Biased
b)
Unbiased
23.
3.  A hospital wants to open a gym. They ask the night-shift ER staff when they would use the gym.
a)
Biased
b)
Unbiased
24.
4. A company makes DVDs and randomly selects 25 from 1500 to test them to see if they work.
a)
Biased
b)
Unbiased
25.
5. The first 100 people at the park Thursday were asked if dogs should be off leashes in the park.
a)
Biased
b)
Unbiased