1.
A marketing company is conducting a survey to determine America's most popular professional football team. Where would they be most likely to obtain a random sample?
A.
in front of the White House
B.
by calling people from around the country on the telephone
C.
at a Cleveland Browns game
D.
Chicago's O'Hare Airport
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2.
Suppose you want to determine the favorite food of students in your school. Which would
not
provide a random sample?
A.
surveying customers at a nearby hamburger stand
B.
surveying every fifth student to enter the school in the morning
C.
surveying three students from each homeroom class
D.
surveying every tenth student on the school roster
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3.
Suppose you wanted to survey the favorite music of people in your school. Which method would produce a random sample?
A.
surveying the kids at one table at lunch
B.
surveying your best friends
C.
surveying a group of people outside of a country music concert
D.
surveying the kids in your home room
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4.
Liz conducted a survey of the number of kids in her school who would join a charity work club if she started one. She surveyed 75 kids and 30 said they would join. If there were 165 kids in her grade, how many could she expect to join?
A.
23 kids
B.
132 kids
C.
46 kids
D.
66 kids
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5.
Anna conducted a survey of the number of people in her yoga class with glasses or contacts. The people in the yoga classes were randomly distributed, and there were 256 people in all the classes. If Anna counted 24 out of 32 people in her class with glasses or contacts, how many people would be expected to have glasses or contacts in all the classes?
A.
212 people
B.
341 people
C.
192 people
D.
425 people
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