7.Sp.1 Practice Quiz

What makes inferences different from assumptions?

• Inferences are representative of entire populations.

• Inferences are always data-informed.

• Inferences tend to avoid bias.

• All of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of the following illustrates Voluntary Sampling?

• Choosing every 10th person out of a population of 5000 to participate in a survey.

• Emailing an optional survey to members of a local university.

• Collecting equal amounts of data from age subgroups (20-39, 40-59, 60+).

• Texting our friends to gain their opinion of a topic.

Which of the following illustrates Convenience Sampling?

• Choosing every 10th person out of a population of 5000 to participate in a survey.

• Emailing an optional survey to members of a local university.

• Collecting equal amounts of data from age subgroups (20-39, 40-59, 60+).

• Texting our friends to gain their opinion of a topic.

Which of the following illustrates Stratified/Clustered Sampling?

• Choosing every 10th person out of a population of 5000 to participate in a survey.

• Emailing an optional survey to members of a local university.

• Collecting equal amounts of data from age subgroups (20-39, 40-59, 60+).

• Texting our friends to gain their opinion of a topic.

Which of the following illustrates Systematic Sampling?

• Choosing every 10th person out of a population of 5000 to participate in a survey.

• Emailing an optional survey to members of a local university.

• Collecting equal amounts of data from age subgroups (20-39, 40-59, 60+).

• Texting our friends to gain their opinion of a topic.

What is the difference between a sample and a population?

• Populations only consider a portion of the sample being studied.

• Samples only consider a portion of the population being studied.

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

• Samples are generally much larger than populations.

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

What do we call data collected using samples?

• Statistics.

• Parameters.

• Census.

• Survey.

What do we call data collected using populations?

• Statistics.

• Parameters.

• Census.

• Survey.

What do we use to collect data about populations?

• Statistics.

• Parameters.

• Census.

• Survey.

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

What do we use to collect data about a sample?

• Statistics.

• Parameters.

• Census.

• Survey.

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4