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Requiz 9.1-9.3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the population:

A survey of 500 adults in the U.S. found that 54% drink coffee daily.

a)

A. Collection of the 500 adults surveyed

b)

B. Collection of all adults in the U.S.

c)

C. 54%

d)

D. 500

2.

Identify the sample:

A survey of 500 adults in the U.S. found that 54% drink coffee daily.

a)

A. Collection of the 500 adults surveyed

b)

B. Collection of all adults in the U.S.

c)

C. 54%

d)

D. 500

3.

True or false:

In the statement “A survey of 500 adults in the U.S. found that 54% drink coffee daily” 54% is a parameter.

a)

A. TRUE

b)

B. FALSE

4.

Identify the sampling technique used:

Students are classified according to major. Twenty students are selected from each major and asked how often they use the library.

a)

A. Random sample

b)

B. Stratified sample

c)

C. Cluster sample

d)

D. Systematic sample

5.

Complete the definition:

A _______ is a subset of a population

a)

sample

b)

sampel

c)

people

d)

statistics

e)

group

6.

Complete the definition:

A _________ consists of all subjects (human or otherwise) that are being studied

a)

Statistics

b)

Number

c)

People

d)

Population

e)

Pueblo

7.

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

8.

Population or Sample?

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

a)

Population

b)

Sample

9.

Is the given situation a parameter or statistic?


The average annual salary for 35 of a company's 1200 accountants is $68,000.

a)

parameter

b)

statistic

10.

Is the given situation a parameter or statistic?


Sixty-two of the 97 passengers aboard the Hindenburg airship survived its explosion.

a)

parameter

b)

statistic

11.

To test the effects of breakfast on grades I ask my students if they ate breakfast and then compare the breakfast eaters grades to the non-breakfast eaters.

This is an example of:

a)

Observational study

b)

Experimental Study

c)

Neither

d)

Both observational study and experimental study

12.

To test the effects of eating breakfast on test grades. I randomly select half of my students and feed them breakfast while giving the other half nothing to eat. I then give them all a test and compare the test grades of each group.

Is this an experiment or an observational study?

a)

Experiment

b)

Observational study

c)

Neither

d)

Both experiment and observational study.

13.

What's the probability of 49 < x < 51 ?

(Mean = 50, Standard dev = 6.5)

a)

0.1192

b)

0.1251

c)

0.1587

d)

0.0875

14.

What is the formula to find the z-score for population?

a)

z=X-M

b)

z=σ-M/μ

c)

z/M=μ

d)

z=X-μ/σ

15.

Find the Z-score.

Mean = 22

Standard Deviation: 3.1

x = 29

a)

2.26

b)

16.45

c)

-2.26

d)

1.26

16.

Which is a normal distribution graph?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Determine if the following study is biased.

Carlos wants to know the favorite sport of people at his school so he asks his baseball team.

a)

A. Biased

b)

B. Unbiased

18.

Determine if the following study is biased.

To see who has a computer at home the front office asks 10 randomly chosen students from each grade.

a)

Biased

b)

Unbiased

19.

Ana wants to know the average student’s opinion of the tardy policy at her school. Which group of students should she survey in order to achieve the most accurate results?

a)

A. Thirty randomly selected students from her school

b)

B. Thirty students who are rarely tardy

c)

thirty of her friends

20.
Which scenario would produce the least biased results?
a)
asking athletes at a gym what their favorite television show is
b)
asking shoppers at a store where their favorite place to shop is
c)
asking fans at a baseball game who their favorite baseball team is
d)
asking students in a college library what their favorite college sports team is