MO10 Introduction to Inferential Statistics

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What is a sample in statistics?

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A part of the entire group involved in a survey.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

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What type of sampling technique is used when surveying every third house on a street?

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Systematic sampling.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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Which group of students should Ana survey to get the most accurate results about the tardy policy?

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30 randomly selected students from her school.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

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In a survey of mathematics teachers, what is the sample?

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All mathematics teachers in the school.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

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What is the population in a survey of customers who purchased laptop computers?

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Customers who purchased laptop computers.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

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Define population in the context of statistics.

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The entire group of individuals or instances about whom we hope to learn.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

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What is the difference between a sample and a population?

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A sample is a subset of a population used to represent the whole.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

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What is systematic sampling?

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A sampling method where every nth individual is selected from a list.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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What is stratified sampling?

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A sampling method that involves dividing the population into subgroups and taking a sample from each.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

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What is simple random sampling?

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A sampling method where every individual has an equal chance of being selected.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3