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WorksheetsC6L1 Population and Samples
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
_________ is a sample in which each individual or object in the entire population has an equal chance of being selected.
Sample
Population
Random Sample
Quartile
Number of automobile owners in Hawaii that have trucks...
Population: People of Hawaii
Population: Automobile owners in Hawaii
Population: People with Trucks
Population: People with Trucks
A musician wanted to see what people who bought his last album thought about the songs.
Which choice best represents a sample?
Every person who bought the album.
A selection of people who didn't want to buy the album.
250 girls who bought the album.
A selection of 3,294 people who bought the album.
A gaming website wanted to find out which console its visitors owned.
Which choice best represents the population?
Visitors to the 3DS section.
All of the website visitors.
Visitors to the PS4 section.
Visitors who are on the website for more than 5 minutes.
Population or Sample?
A factory overseer selects 40 threaded rods at random from those produced that week at the factory, then she tests their tensile strength.
Population
Sample
Population or Sample?
All of the teachers in a school are surveyed on their meeting time preferences.
Population
Sample
Which choice best represents a population?
Surveyors in a mall choose shoppers to ask about products they prefer.
A restaurant wants to know if customers buy dessert when they eat out. As people leave the restaurant one evening, 20 people are surveyed at random. Eight people say they usually order dessert when they eat out. The restaurant concluded that most customers do not order dessert.
The counselors at a camp are scheduling activities for family visitation day. They decide to conduct a survey to determine which activities campers would most like to share with their families.
Which describes a method for getting a sample that is both representative and random?
During the dinner hour, announce that any camper interested in doing so can collect and complete a survey.
During camp free time, ask every fifth camper in the arts and crafts hall to complete a survey.
During morning roll call, ask every tenth camper to complete a survey.
During camp free time, ask all campers down at the lake to complete a survey.
A toy store owner tracking how much kids spend each month on toys. Which choice best represents a population?
All of the kids who buy toys.
227 wealthy kids.
228 boys age 7 - 15
235 kids from age 10 to 15.
During a middle school baseball game, every spectator placed his or her ticket stub into a container. After the game, the coach chose eight people to march in the sportsmanship parade. What is the sample in this situation?
The coach
The ticket stubs
The eight people to march in the sportsmanship parade
The baseball game spectators
