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In a college of 1000 girls, the dean wanted to choose a sample of 30 girls to represent the whole school. She wanted to determine average height. Which survey would get the best results? |
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Choose 30 girls in the cafeteria at noon. |
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Choose 30 gymnasts at the school. |
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Choose every third girl out of 100 randomly selected names. |
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Choose 30 girls on the basketball team. |
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A music store surveyed some of their customers. What fraction chose country as their favorite type of music? |
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The week before an election, a telephone poll was conducted to see how registered voters would vote for Issue 1. The table shows the results of the five-day poll. What percent of registered voters said they would vote yes on Issue 1? |
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58.05% |
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67% |
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76% |
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41.95% |
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The week before an election, a telephone poll was conducted to see how registered voters would vote for Issue 1. The table shows the results of the five-day poll. If 10,000 people vote on election day, how many should be expected to vote no on Issue 1? |
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3,300 |
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7,125 |
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5,805 |
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4,195 |
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To determine what students want served in the cafeteria, the cook asks students in Ms. Andrew’s first period class. Describe the sample used by the cook. |
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The sample is unbiased because it is a convenience sample. |
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The sample is biased because it is a voluntary response sample. |
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The sample is unbiased because it is voluntary response sample. |
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The sample is biased because it is a convenience sample. |
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