Population or Survey

What would be the population in this example?
Surveyors in a mall choose shoppers to ask about products they prefer.

• the surveyors

• all shoppers in the mall

• the shoppers who were asked their preferences

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

• Sample

• Population

• Random Sample

• Quartile

Population or Sample?

A survey of 1353 American households found that 18% of the households own a computer.

• Population

• Sample

A computer manufacturer surveys every tenth customer who purchases a laptop computer to figure out what software the company should include with its computer. Identify the population and sample.

• Population: Customers

  Sample: Every tenth customer

• Population: Customers

  Sample: The customers that chose the most popular software

• Population: Every tenth customer

  Sample: The customers that chose the most popular software

• Population: Every tenth customer

  Sample: Customers

Population or Sample?

A recent survey of 2625 elementary school children found that 28% of the children could be classified obese.

• Population

• Sample

What would be the sample in this example?
Surveyors in a mall choose shoppers to ask about products they prefer.

• the surveyors

• all shoppers in the mall

• the shoppers who were asked their preferences

As part of a 6th grade statistics project, the teacher brings a candy jar full of gumballs (red & green). The assignment is to estimate the proportion of red gumballs in the jar. Suppose one of the students draws 25 gumballs from the jar: 8 are red, 17 are green. What is the SAMPLE?

• 25 gumballs drawn

• all gumballs in the jar

• the students

• the 17 green gumballs

To find out what sort of events they should plan, the student government officers at Truth send a survey to 30 students whose names were randomly selected. The population they are interested in is...

• The 30 students who were sent the survey

• Only the students who respond to the survey

• All students at Truth

• All middle school students in DC

To find out what sort of events they should plan, the student government officers at Truth send a survey to 30 students whose names were randomly selected. The sample is...

• The 30 students who were sent the survey

• All students at Truth

• The student government officers

The process of gathering information/data from EACH member of the population.

• Census

• Interview

• Survey

• Questionnaire