A national burger company sent a survey to its customers. The survey asked about the quality of the burgers and side items that the company sold. Of the 2,200 customers who received the survey, 1,292 replied. Which statement is the best generalization about the survey results?
7-1 Populations and Samples

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Those customers who thought the quality of the side items was poor most likely felt the quality of the burgers was poor as well.
Not enough customers replied for the company to have accurate survey results.
Too many people replied to the survey and so skewed the data.
Enough customers replied for the company to have accurate survey results.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The drama club wants to estimate the number of students who will attend the school play. The president of the club asks 20 of her friends if they are going to the play. She learns that 13 of them plan to attend the play. What could the president do to make it more likely that her estimate will be closer to the actual number of students who attend the play?
ask 20 more of her friends if they are going to the play
ask every 20th student on a list of all the students in the school if they are going to the play
ask the members of the drama club to each ask 20 of their friends if they are going to the play
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mackenzie is organizing a school dance and wants to conduct a survey to determine the theme of the dance. Which method would provide a fair sample of the population?
Asking every 8th person walking into PE class.
Asking every 9th person as they get off the bus.
Asking every 15th person as they walk into a school assembly.
Asking her entire 6th period class.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A survey was carried out among students in a middle school to decide whether to buy a new set of instruments for the marching band or build a second scoreboard for the football field. Which survey method will best represent the views of the entire school?
ask 50 students whose names are randomly picked from the school register
ask all students who attended the last school football game
ask 40 randomly chosen students who signed up for music class this year
Ask only those students who don't play football and are not in band.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An airline employee wants to survey some passengers on a large jet carrying 210 people. Which sampling method is the most likely to be random?
Ask every person who appears to be over 65.
Ask every person with a child.
Ask every 9th person boarding the plane.
Ask every person who sits near a window.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A hospital wants to conduct a survey to find out what patients think about the quality of medical services provided by its doctors and staff. Which of these samples would give it the best results?
taking the opinion of every fifth patient who is discharged from the hospital
taking the opinion of patients in the cardiology wing of the hospital
taking the opinion of the entire staff in the hospital
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An amusement park employee was surveying people waiting in line to ride a roller coaster. Each person was asked whether waiting in line was worth their time. Which statement BEST explains why the significance of the survey results might be misinterpreted?
People could be waiting in the wrong line.
People could be waiting in line for a short period of time.
People waiting in line have already shown a willingness to wait.
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