1.   Every fifth person that comes out of a library is asked whether they prefer to read a book or watch a movie. Is this biased or unbiased and why?
    A. biased, because a library loans out primarily books B. biased, because the sample is not representative of everyone in the library
    C. unbiased, because they are using a systematic random sample D. unbiased, because the location is not important
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  2.   Steve needed to find out which classes people liked the most. Therefore, after he arrived at his math club meeting, he asked some people there. What kind of sample is this?
    A. unbiased, random sample B. biased, voluntary
    C. biased, convenience D. unbiased, random stratified sample
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  3.   In a factory, every fifth product out of 100 is quality tested. What kind of sampling is represented?
    A. Systematic Sampling B. Cluster Sampling
    C. Convenience Sampling D. Random Sampling
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  4.   Which reflects the convenience sampling method that a language arts teacher might use to identify the most popular book read by the language arts students?
    A. Ask all the students in one geometry class. B. Ask every third student from the 60 students sitting in a study hall.
    C. Ask the first 10 students who walk into the classroom. D. Ask students who are wearing a red shirt.
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  5.   What kind of sampling is represented if dentists from random areas of the city are asked about their favorite toothpaste?
    A. Systematic Sampling B. Random Sampling
    C. Convenience Sampling D. Cluster Sampling
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