Survey Smackdown

Priyanshi is opening a new café and wants to know what kind of coffee people prefer. She can’t ask everyone in the city (because… well, time is money!). What should she do?

• Give free coffee to only her friends and decide based on that

• Ask every single person in the city—because she has unlimited patience

• Take a sample of 500 coffee lovers from different areas and analyze their preferences

• Guess based on what she personally likes

A research company claims that 90% of people love pineapple on pizza, but they only surveyed 10 people—all from a pineapple farm. What kind of error is this?

• Non-sampling error

• Sampling error

• Pizza Error

• Randomized Control Bias

What is the main purpose of sample design in a survey?

• to reduce the number of questions
  

• To avoid data collection
  

• To select a representative group from the population

• To avoid analysis

What is the first step in designing a sample?

• Data analysis

• Questionnaire preparation

• Defining the target population
  

• Calculating average response

Which of the following is a non-sampling error?

• Selecting a small group from the population

• Selecting a biased sample

• Making a mistake while typing data into the computer

• Selecting a random sample from the population

Which of the following is an example of sampling error?

• Asking only boys about school rules

• A student writing wrong age

• A survey question is confusing
  

• Forgetting to enter data in the computer

Sampling error is caused by?

• Not responding to questions
  

• Collecting information from a sample instead of the whole population
  

• Giving wrong answers on purpose
  

• Wrong data typing

Akshara is running for college president. She wants to know if students support her. Should she?

• Ask every student (census survey)

• Ask randomly selected students (sample survey)

• Ask only her bestfriends

• Assume everyone loves her

A supermarket wants to know which type of chips customers prefer. Instead of asking everyone, they survey 1,000 shoppers chosen randomly. What kind of study is this?

• Census survey

• Sample survey

• Market survey

• Randomized survey

A group of ghostbusters wants to know how many ghosts live in a haunted mansion. What would be a census survey approach?

• Interview every ghost

• Ask a few ghosts and assume the rest

• Run away screaming and never find out

• Use a Ouija board to guess