Capstone Review: Samples and Studies

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?

• People who visit the bookstore.
• People who buy mystery novels.
• Residents of the town
• People who like to read.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

A student surveys mathematics teachers to get their opinion on teaching.  What is the sample?

• All teachers in the world.
• All teachers within the school.
• All mathematics  teachers in the school.
• All teachers except mathematics teachers.

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

Kim surveys 100 moviegoers that entered the movie theater in the first hour. What type of sampling method is this?

• Simple Random

• Convenience

• Systematic

• Stratified

_______ is a part of a group being surveyed.

• Sample
• Population
• Random Sample
• Quartile

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

_______ is the entire group of objects or individuals considered for a survey.

• Sample
• Population
• Random Sample
• Quartile

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

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

• Biased

• Unbiased

A public library asked every 10th person who entered to name the type of book they were getting

• Biased

• Unbiased

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?

• thirty students who are often tardy
• thirty students who are rarely tardy
• thirty of her friends
• thirty randomly selected students from her school

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CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

A television station invites viewers to call in and name their favorite show.

• Convenience

• Self-Selection

• Systematic

• Simple Random

A school principal gathers an alphabetical list of all the students at her school. Then she selects every 15th student to take a survey about the cafeteria's lunch menu.

• Convenience

• Self-Selection

• Systematic

• Simple Random