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C6L1 Population and Samples

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ is a sample in which each individual or object in the entire population has an equal chance of being selected.

a)

Sample

b)

Population

c)

Random Sample

d)

Quartile

2.
The manager of a book store surveys people who buy mystery novels to see if the store should expand its hours.  What is the population?
a)
People who visit the bookstore.
b)
People who buy mystery novels.
c)
Residents of the town
d)
People who like to read.
3.
_______ is a part of a group being surveyed.
a)
Sample
b)
Population
c)
Random Sample
d)
Quartile
4.
A student surveys mathematics teachers to get their opinion on teaching.  What is the sample?
a)
All teachers in the world.
b)
All teachers within the school.
c)
All mathematics  teachers in the school.
d)
All teachers except mathematics teachers.
5.
A computer manufacturer surveys its customers who purchased laptop computers to ask what software the company should include with its computer.  Identify the population.
a)
Customers who purchased laptop computers.
b)
Customers of the store.
c)
Customers who are interested in software.
d)
Computer manufacturers
6.
Interview the first 30 students who enter the school in the morning. 
a)
simple random
b)
population
c)
systematic
d)
convenience
7.
At a middle school, the 7th graders will conduct a survey for where to go on a field trip. Which method will result in the least biased decision?
a)
to randomly ask 8th grade students who went on a field trip last year
b)
to randomly choose some 7th grade students to select a location
c)
to ask all 7th grade teachers and administrators for a location
d)
to ask the student council to choose a location
8.
_______ is the entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey.
a)
Sample
b)
Population
c)
Random Sample
d)
Quartile
9.
What is the sample and population?
Number of automobile owners in Hawaii that have trucks...
a)
Sample:  People with Trucks
Population: People of Hawaii
b)
Sample:  People with Trucks
Population: Automobile owners in Hawaii
c)
Sample: People of Hawaii
Population: People with Trucks
d)
Sample:  Automobile owners in Hawaii
Population:  People with Trucks
10.

A musician wanted to see what people who bought his last album thought about the songs.

Which choice best represents a sample?

a)

Every person who bought the album.

b)

A selection of people who didn't want to buy the album.

c)

250 girls who bought the album.

d)

A selection of 3,294 people who bought the album.

11.

A gaming website wanted to find out which console its visitors owned.

Which choice best represents the population?

a)

Visitors to the 3DS section.

b)

All of the website visitors.

c)

Visitors to the PS4 section.

d)

Visitors who are on the website for more than 5 minutes.

12.

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.

a)

Population

b)

Sample

13.

Population or Sample?

All of the teachers in a school are surveyed on their meeting time preferences.

a)

Population

b)

Sample

14.
A beverage company wanted to see if people in the United States liked their new logo.
Which choice best represents a population?
a)
A selection of logo artists.
b)
Every person in the United States.
c)
A selection of shoppers from different shoppers from different states.
d)
3,800 children age 5-15
15.
What would be the population in this example?
Surveyors in a mall choose shoppers to ask about products they prefer.
a)
the surveyors
b)
all shoppers in the mall
c)
the shoppers who were asked their preferences
16.
Identify the Sample:
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.
a)
20 customers
b)
All customers
c)
8 customers
d)
Dessert
17.

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?

a)

During the dinner hour, announce that any camper interested in doing so can collect and complete a survey.

b)

During camp free time, ask every fifth camper in the arts and crafts hall to complete a survey.

c)

During morning roll call, ask every tenth camper to complete a survey.

d)

During camp free time, ask all campers down at the lake to complete a survey.

18.
A student wants to know which type of pizza the students at his high school prefer. Which option would give a unbiased, representative sample:
a)
Asking all the students in the hot lunch line.
b)
Asking 10 random students from each homeroom.
c)
Asking every other student who gets off a school bus.
d)
Asking all the 10th graders.
19.

A toy store owner tracking how much kids spend each month on toys. Which choice best represents a population?

a)

All of the kids who buy toys.

b)

227 wealthy kids.

c)

228 boys age 7 - 15

d)

235 kids from age 10 to 15.

20.

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?

a)

The coach

b)

The ticket stubs

c)

The eight people to march in the sportsmanship parade

d)

The baseball game spectators