Is this sample representative? Explain. To determine the percentage of teenage girls with long hair, Teen magazine published a mail-in questionnaire. Of the 500 respondents, 85% had hair shoulder length or longer (USA Today, July 1, 1985).

No; only teenagers who read Teen could respond. This does not represent all teens.

Yes; only teenagers who read Teen could respond. This does represent all teens.

Yes; all teens had the opportunity to respond.

No; all teens had the opportunity to respond.

Is this sample representative? Explain. A college psychology professor needs subjects for a research project to determine which colors average American adults find restful. From the list of all 743 students taking introductory psychology at her school, she selects 25 students using a random number table.

No; the sample only includes students and would not be representative of average American adults.

Yes, the sample only includes students and that would be representative of “average American adults”

Yes, all average American adults had the opportunity to respond.

No, the sample includes all average American adults and we want just students.

Is this sample representative? Explain. To evaluate the reliability of cars owned by its subscribers, Consumer Reports magazine publishes a yearly list of automobiles and their frequency-of-repair records. The magazine collects the information by mailing a questionnaire to subscribers and tabulating the results from those who return it.

No; only people who read Consumer Reports and choose to respond would be represented.

Yes, only people who read Consumer Reports and choose to respond would be represented.

Yes, all car owners had the opportunity to respond.

No, all car owners had the opportunity to respond.

Is this sample representative? Explain. Oranges from an orchard need to be sampled to see if they are sweet enough for juice. The orchard has 25,000 orange trees. Each tree has at least 500 oranges. Claire decides to randomly choose 800 trees and test one orange from each tree

Yes, each orange had an opportunity to be chosen since Claire chose the tree and orange randomly.

Yes, a convenience sample works best in this situation.

No, each orange had an opportunity to be chosen since Claire chose the tree and orange randomly.

No; not every tree and orange had the opportunity to be chosen.

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15 mins • 1 pt

Identify the sampling method:

Every fifth person boarding a plane is searched thoroughly.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Identify the sampling method:

At a local community College, five math classes are randomly selected out of 20 and all of the students from each class are interviewed.

SRS

Cluster

Stratified

Convenience

Systematic

Identify the sampling method:

A researcher randomly selects and interviews fifty male and fifty female teachers.

SRS

Cluster

Stratified

Convenience

Systematic

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Identify the sampling method:

A researcher for an airline interviews all of the passengers on five randomly selected flights.

SRS

Cluster

Stratified

Convenience

Voluntary Response

Identify the sampling method:

Based on 12,500 responses from 42,000 surveys sent to its alumni, a major university estimated that the annual salary of its alumni was 92,500.

SRS

Cluster

Stratified

Convenience

Voluntary Response

Identify the sampling method:

A community college student interviews the first 100 students to enter the building to determine the percentage of students that own a car.

Systematic

Cluster

Stratified

Convenience

Voluntary Response

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Identify the sampling method:

A market researcher randomly selects 200 drivers under 35 years of age and 100 drivers over 35 years of age.

Systematic

Cluster

Stratified

Convenience

Voluntary Response

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AP Stats-CH 4: Identifying Sampling Methods

Identify the sampling method:

Every fifth person boarding a plane is searched thoroughly.

Identify the sampling method:

At a local community College, five math classes are randomly selected out of 20 and all of the students from each class are interviewed.

Identify the sampling method:

A researcher randomly selects and interviews fifty male and fifty female teachers.

Identify the sampling method:

A researcher for an airline interviews all of the passengers on five randomly selected flights.

Identify the sampling method:

Based on 12,500 responses from 42,000 surveys sent to its alumni, a major university estimated that the annual salary of its alumni was 92,500.

Identify the sampling method:

A community college student interviews the first 100 students to enter the building to determine the percentage of students that own a car.

Identify the sampling method:

A market researcher randomly selects 200 drivers under 35 years of age and 100 drivers over 35 years of age.

Identify the sampling method:

All of the teachers from 85 randomly selected nation’s middle schools were interviewed.

Identify the sampling method:

To avoid working late, the quality control manager inspects the last 10 items produced that day.

Identify the sampling method:

The names of 70 contestants are written on 70 cards, The cards are placed in a bag, and three names are picked from the bag.

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AP Stats-CH 4: Identifying Sampling Methods

Identify the sampling method:Every fifth person boarding a plane is searched thoroughly.

Identify the sampling method:﻿At a local community College, five math classes are randomly selected out of 20 and all of the students from each class are interviewed.

Identify the sampling method:A researcher randomly selects and interviews fifty male and fifty female teachers.

Identify the sampling method:A researcher for an airline interviews all of the passengers on five randomly selected flights.

Identify the sampling method:Based on 12,500 responses from 42,000 surveys sent to its alumni, a major university estimated that the annual salary of its alumni was 92,500.

Identify the sampling method:A community college student interviews the first 100 students to enter the building to determine the percentage of students that own a car.

Identify the sampling method:A market researcher randomly selects 200 drivers under 35 years of age and 100 drivers over 35 years of age.

Identify the sampling method:All of the teachers from 85 randomly selected nation’s middle schools were interviewed.

Identify the sampling method:To avoid working late, the quality control manager inspects the last 10 items produced that day.

Identify the sampling method:The names of 70 contestants are written on 70 cards, The cards are placed in a bag, and three names are picked from the bag.

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Identify the sampling method:

Every fifth person boarding a plane is searched thoroughly.

Identify the sampling method:

At a local community College, five math classes are randomly selected out of 20 and all of the students from each class are interviewed.

Identify the sampling method:

A researcher randomly selects and interviews fifty male and fifty female teachers.

Identify the sampling method:

A researcher for an airline interviews all of the passengers on five randomly selected flights.

Identify the sampling method:

Based on 12,500 responses from 42,000 surveys sent to its alumni, a major university estimated that the annual salary of its alumni was 92,500.

Identify the sampling method:

A community college student interviews the first 100 students to enter the building to determine the percentage of students that own a car.

Identify the sampling method:

A market researcher randomly selects 200 drivers under 35 years of age and 100 drivers over 35 years of age.

Identify the sampling method:

All of the teachers from 85 randomly selected nation’s middle schools were interviewed.

Identify the sampling method:

To avoid working late, the quality control manager inspects the last 10 items produced that day.

Identify the sampling method:

The names of 70 contestants are written on 70 cards, The cards are placed in a bag, and three names are picked from the bag.