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Random Sampling

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lana and Jeff each randomly surveyed 15 students about their favorite types of movies. What would you expect to see in the samples? Select all that apply.

a)

Different members are found in each sample.

b)

Some members may possibly overlap in each sample.

c)

Each sample gave the same responses.

d)

Both samples could be representative of the population.

e)

Both samples include only Lana and Jeff's friends.

2.

The principal at Marina Middle School wants to determine if the 120 students in the seventh grade prefer to visit Catalina Island or Camp Mosaic for their end-of-year trip. Which of the following is a representative sample of the population? Select all that apply.

a)

20 sixth-grade students, 20 seventh-grade students, and 20 eighth-grade students

b)

10 seventh-grade boys and 10 seventh-grade girls

c)

25 seventh-grade students

d)

15 seventh-grade boys and 5 teachers

e)

25 students from the school

3.

If you choose 5 bingo balls from a basket of 50 balls, what sampling technique are you using?

(a)  

4.

This is the most commonly seen distribution pattern. Example: wolves. This is usually because there are resources found in particular areas and the organisms need more space to survive.

a)

random

b)

clumped

c)

uniform

5.

How do you ensure that the quadrat is placed randomly?

a)

Throw the quadrat into the field.

b)

Place the quadrat near where you are standing.

c)

Divide the area into a grid and choose the coordinates.

d)

Divide the area into a grid and use a random number generator to select coordinates.

6.

Poole wants to know how students at OV rate the school lunch. I surveyed my IB Psych class to rate the food. Is this a biased sample of the school's population?

a)

Yes because it is a convenience sample. The sample is asking a very specific group that may not accurately match the population.

b)

No, the IB Psych class has the smartest students and the best foodies.

c)

Yes, because it is a voluntary survey that only interested students took.

d)

No, Poole should have asked the culinary class since have more experience with food.

7.

A beverage company wants to see if people in the United States like their new logo. Which of the following would be the best selection for a sample.

a)

2,000 middle school students

b)

A selection of logo designers

c)

A selection of shoppers from different states

d)

All of the people in the United States

8.
a bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high
a)
life expectancy
b)
mutation rate
c)
fitness
d)
adaptability
9.

In what year did the RMS Titanic sink?

a)

1926

b)

1945

c)

1912

d)

1918

10.

Q2: what is defined by the following: "how well a test measures what it is purported to measure"?

a)

Accuracy

b)

Precision

c)

Reliability

d)

Validity

11.
Favors the middle of the population.
a)
Disruptive selection
b)
Stabilizing selection
c)
Directional selection
12.

True or False:

You want to see how many students take the bus home from school. You go to the bus stop and ask students how they get home everyday. This is a good, representation of the population.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Question 4

a)

Purple Ammo

b)

Special Ammo

c)

Medium Ammo

d)

Nitro Ammo

14.
the hind leg bones in a whale are examples of
a)
homologous structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
fossils
d)
vestigals
15.

The only number that has the same number of letters as its meaning

a)

4

b)

2

c)

5

d)

0

16.

Limpets were found in 25 out of 50 quadrats. What is coverage percentage of limpets?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

100%

17.
Name the 3rd President of the United States.  He was also our first Secretary of State.
a)
John Adams
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Thomas Jefferson
18.
How many lambs in the picture?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
19.

Based on the results of this survey, which elective was least popular and should be canceled?

a)

Spanish

b)

Theater

c)

Art

20.

A researcher selected a sample of 𝑛 = 120 from a population of 850 by

using the Table of Random Numbers

a)

Simple Random

b)

Systematic

c)

Stratified

d)

Cluster