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Statistics and Probability

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This sample consists of the entire population
a)
convenience
b)
census
c)
cluster
d)
simple
2.
This sample consists of units of the population that are easily accessible.
a)
Cluster
b)
Convenience
c)
Volunteer
d)
Observational
3.
This sample consists of units of the population that chose to respond.
a)
mandatory
b)
census
c)
volunteer
d)
unbiased
4.
Every possible group of units of the required size has the same chance of being the selected sample as any other sample of the same size.
a)
Simple Random 
b)
Thoughtful
c)
Typical
d)
Proportional
5.
Identify the sampling design: Mr. Rhoades puts all of his students' names in a hat and randomly selects one without looking.
a)
cluster
b)
volunteer
c)
systematic
d)
simple random
6.
_______ is a part of a group being surveyed.
a)
Sample
b)
Population
c)
Random Sample
d)
Quartile
7.

Interview every 15th student who enters the school in the morning.

a)

simple random

b)

population

c)

systematic

d)

convenience

8.
Why do we randomly select our samples?
a)
for control
b)
reduce bias
c)
so we don't get the same answers from everyone
d)
to eliminate confounding results
9.

Which question has the least bias?

a)

Masking is the best way to protect everyone from Covid. Do you support masking?

b)

Only ignorant people refuse wear a mask. Do you wear a mask?

c)

Masks are hot, uncomfortable and don't protect people if worn improperly. Do you support masking?

d)

Do you support wearing a mask in public spaces?

10.
_______ is the entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey.
a)
Sample
b)
Population
c)
Random Sample
d)
Quartile
11.
A school randomly chose ten English teachers and asked them which type of juice their students would prefer. Which reason best shows why this sample is biased?
a)
The sample didn't include students.
b)
The sample is too small.
c)
The sample can only be accurate if each teacher is included in the sample
12.
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)
representative
c)
Convenience
d)
Systematic 
13.
Source of bias that occurs when you ask people who are EASY to ask
a)
Response Bias
b)
Convenience Sampling
c)
Nonresponse
d)
Voluntary Response
14.
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)
thirty students who are often tardy
b)
thirty students who are rarely tardy
c)
thirty of her friends
d)
thirty randomly selected students from her school
15.

A recent survey found that out of 400 random American adults, 89% pay their bills on time. The margin of error in this survey was 2%. What is the interval of values in which the truth is likely found?

a)

89% - 91%

b)

87% - 89%

c)

87% - 91%

d)

388 - 402

16.

Which question has the least bias?

a)

What is your favorite fruit juice?

b)

Smart people enjoy playing chess, do you like playing chess?

c)

Do you prefer smelly dogs to clean cats?

d)

Do you support keeping children safe at school?

17.

Which of the following adds bias to survey questions?

a)

Encouraging or pressuring a person to respond in a certain way.

b)

Not providing enough information.

c)

Using emotionally charged language

d)

Asking a small number of people.

18.

60% of the people sampled prefer dogs to cats. In a population of 1000 people, how many would prefer dogs to cats?

a)

60

b)

600

c)

There is not enough information to make this prediction.

d)

540

19.
Which method is most likely to produce a random sample of the members of your class? 
a)
listing the first six students that come to mind 
b)
choosing the five oldest students in the class
c)
writing the name of each student on a separate piece of paper and then drawing these slips from a hat 
d)
selecting the first six students to arrive at class 
20.
Ms. Evans samples her class by selecting every third person on her class list.  Which type of sampling method is this?
a)
Simple
b)
Systematic
c)
Stratified
d)
Cluster
21.
Farmer Joe randomly picks 100 trees using a random number generator to estimate the number of apples produced by his apple trees.  This is ______________ sampling.
a)
Simple
b)
Stratified
c)
Cluster
d)
Systematic
22.
In order to use samples to estimate something from the population, the sample should be _________________ the population.
a)
Exactly the same as
b)
Nothing like
c)
Representative of
d)
Larger than
23.
Dylan asked his school's basketball team to rate the school cafeteria. Is this a biased sample of the school's population?
a)
Yes, because it is a convenience survey
b)
No, the basketball team has the smartest students
c)
Yes, because it's voluntary survey
d)
No, he should have asked the football team
24.
A student wants to determine the favorite professional sport of students in her high school.  Which of the following samples is most likely to giver her a representative sample?
a)
A random Sample of the students in the art honor society
b)
A random sample of students on the basketball team
c)
A random sample of students on the official school enrollment roster
d)
A random sample of students in the library during lunch
25.

I want to estimate the average number of hours ORH students spend playing video games. I sample all of my students. What kind of sampling bias is this?

a)

Non-response

b)

Voluntary

c)

Convenience

d)

Undercoverage

26.
The process of gathering information/data from EACH member of the population.
a)
Census
b)
Interview
c)
Survey
d)
Questionnaire
27.
Source of bias that occurs when you ask people who are EASY to ask
a)
Response Bias
b)
Convenience Sampling
c)
Nonresponse
d)
Voluntary Response
28.

Choose the options that are often drawbacks for completing a census

a)

They can be expensive

b)

They can be innacurate

c)

They are time consuming

d)

They are always biased

29.

True or false. Larger samples usually result in more accurate data

a)

True

b)

False

30.

In order to determine whether or not people ate breakfast, Michael surveyed his family to see how many ate breakfast. Everyone responded that they did eat Breakfast so Michael determined that everyone eats breakfast. Is Michaels conclusion valid?

a)

Yes

b)

No

31.

Which type of sampling method is being used:


Aaron is trying to find out who in his gym class is interested in joining the soccer team, so he asks his friends who wants to play soccer

a)

Simple Random

b)

Convenience

c)

Cluster

d)

Self-selected

e)

Stratified-random

32.

What type of sampling method is being used:


A factory that produces batteries test every 100th battery produced to test its life.

a)

Simple Random

b)

Systematic

c)

Cluster

d)

Self-selected

e)

Stratified-random

33.

Do you think the following survey would likely produce valid results?


Every 10th student at Sackville High was surveyed to see what their favorite type of music was to determine the most popular type of music enjoyed at the school.

a)

Yes

b)

No

34.

Which survey method does the following use:

Assign each car in a dealership a number and then use a random-number table to select the cars to be inspected.

a)

systematic

b)

random

c)

stratified

d)

self-selected

35.

Which survey method does the following use:

Disneyland often surveys its guests as they exit a restaurant during their visit. The surveyor stands at the restaurant exit, counts the number of people leaving, and surveys every 25th guest. This is a form of:

a)

self-selected

b)

random

c)

stratified

d)

systematic

36.

Determine if the following study is biased.

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

a)

A. Biased

b)

B. Unbiased

37.

What is the definition of Bias?

a)

Individuals are aware of their prejudices and attitudes toward certain groups.

b)

A systematic error in thinking that occurs when people are processing and interpreting information

c)

It is an automatic positive or negative preference for a group, based on one’s subconscious thoughts.

d)

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

38.

What is the difference between a sample and a population?

a)

Populations only consider a portion of the sample being studied.

b)

Samples only consider a portion of the population being studied.

c)

Populations do not always represent the entire group of people in question.

d)

Samples are generally much larger than populations.

39.

A student wants to know which type of pizza high school students prefer. Which of the following options is a good, representative sample of the population?

a)

Asking all of the 9th and 10th graders

b)

Asking 20 students from each grade level in the high school

c)

Asking all of the teachers

d)

Asking the students who walk to school each day

40.

A marketing group conducted a survey on social media usage across 800 consumers and 1000 small business owners. Its survey yielded the results given in the table.

Identify the total participants in this survey.

(a)