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Choose the correct sampling method:
A student council wants to know whether students would like the council to sponsor a mid winter dance or mid winter carnival this year →
Survey every tenth student on the school’s roster
systematic
cluster
convenience
stratified
self selected
Choose the correct sampling method: A student council wants to know whether students would like the council to sponsor a mid winter dance or mid winter carnival this year →
Survey all students in three randomly selected homerooms
systematic
cluster
self-selected
stratified
random sample
Choose the correct sampling method:
A student council wants to know whether students would like the council to sponsor a mid winter dance or mid winter carnival this year
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Survey 20 randomly selected freshmen, 20 randomly selected sophomores, 20 randomly selected juniors, and 20 randomly selected seniors
systematic
random sample
convenience
stratified
cluster
Choose the correct sampling method:
A student council wants to know whether students would like the council to sponsor a mid winter dance or mid winter carnival this year
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Survey those who ask the council president for a questionnaire
cluster
self - selected
stratified
random sample
convenience
Choose the correct sampling method:
A student council wants to know whether students would like the council to sponsor a mid winter dance or mid winter carnival this year
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Survey a random selection of those who happen to be in the cafeteria at noon
random sample
self - selected
convenience
stratified
cluster
The officers of a neighborhood association want to know whether residents are interested in beautifying the neighborhood and, if so, how much money they are willing to contribute toward the costs involved. The officers are considering two methods for gathering data:
Method A: Call and survey every tenth resident on the association’s roster.
Method B: Randomly select and survey 10 residents from among those who come to the neighborhood block party.
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Identify the population.
the residents
the officers
the mailman
The officers of a neighborhood association want to know whether residents are interested in beautifying the neighborhood and, if so, how much money they are willing to contribute toward the costs involved. The officers are considering two methods for gathering data:
Method A: Call and survey every tenth resident on the association’s roster.
Method B: Randomly select and survey 10 residents from among those who come to the neighborhood block party.
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Which sampling method is most likely to result in a representative sample of the population ?
Method A
Method B
The officers of a neighborhood association want to know whether residents are interested in beautifying the neighborhood and, if so, how much money they are willing to contribute toward the costs involved. The officers are considering two methods for gathering data:
Method A: Call and survey every tenth resident on the association’s roster.
Method B: Randomly select and survey 10 residents from among those who come to the neighborhood block party.
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Describe another sampling method that is likely to result in a representative sample of the population
Select residents from odd numbers homes
Have residents come into the association office to complete the survey
randomly select names from a roster
Decide whether the sampling method could result in a biased sample:
On the first day of school, all of the incoming freshmen attend an orientation program. Afterward, the principal wants to learn the opinions of the freshmen regarding the orientation. She decides to ask 25 freshmen as they leave the auditorium to complete a questionnaire
biased
not biased
Decide whether the sampling method could result in a biased sample:
The members of the school drama club want to know how much students are willing to pay for a ticket to one of their productions. They decide that each member of the drama club should ask 5 of his or her friends what they are each willing to pay
biased
not biased
Identify the population:
A quality control inspector at a computer assembly plant needs to estimate the number of defective computers in a group of 250 computers. He tests 25 randomly chosen computers
assembly plant
the control inspector
the computers
Identify the sampling method:
A quality control inspector at a computer assembly plant needs to estimate the number of defective computers in a group of 250 computers. He tests 25 randomly chosen computers
simple random
cluster
stratified
convenience
Identify the population:
The manager of a movie theater wants to know how the movie viewers feel about the new stadium seating at the theater. She asks every 30th person who exits the theater each Saturday night for a month
the manager
people at the theater
the popcorn counter staff
Identify the sampling method:
The manager of a movie theater wants to know how the movie viewers feel about the new stadium seating at the theater. She asks every 30th person who exits the theater each Saturday night for a month
simple random
cluster
systematic
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