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Sampling

Quiz by Sandra Malloy

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  • Q1
    Which is a method in which you choose members of the population that are easy and readily available?
    random sampling
    convenience sampling
    systematic sampling
    quadrant sampling
    30s
  • Q2
    Which is a method in which you choose every nth member of the population?
    simple sampling
    random sampling
    systematic sampling
    convenience sampling
    30s
  • Q3
    Which is a method in which every member of the population has an equal chance at being chosen?
    systematic sampling
    convenience sampling
    representative sampling
    random sampling
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the complete set of items or individuals being studied?
    sample
    group
    subject
    population
    30s
  • Q5
    What is a part of a population called?
    group
    subject
    sample
    convenience
    30s
  • Q6
    What is each member in a sample called?
    hey you
    population
    sample
    subject
    30s
  • Q7
    You are studying the number of cats in each household in Ohio. Which describes a population?
    the number of cats in all of the houses on one street in Cincinnati
    the number of cats in all of the houses in Cincinnati
    the number of cats in all houses in Ohio
    the number of cats in one house in Ohio
    60s
  • Q8
    You are investigating the number of cats in Ohio. Which is a sample?
    the number of all cats in Kentucky
    The number of dogs in every 3rd house of a street in Ohio
    the number of all of cats in Cincinnati
    the number of all of the Cats in Ohio
    60s
  • Q9
    Students study all of the crickets in their school yard. They rope off a square meter of space in a field and count the number of crickets in their square. What is the sample in this situation?
    all of the crickets in the field
    all of the crickets on the school yard.
    all of the crickets in their square
    all of the crickets outside of the science classroom
    60s
  • Q10
    Suppose a group of students want to know the population of purple loosestrife plants in a field that is 20 square meters. In a random sample, they find that there are about 10 purple loosestrife plants per square meter. Predict the population of purple loosestrife in the field.
    30
    200
    2
    400
    120s
  • Q11
    Students do a study of English Starlings in their town. They decide to count the number of starlings they see in their own yards over the course of a month and find the average compared to the average of other birds in their yard. What kind of sampling is this?
    systematic
    convenience
    random
    60s
  • Q12
    Students do a survey to see if people in their neighborhood think invasive species are a problem. They survey every other house down a long street. What kind of sampling is this?
    systematic
    random
    convenience
    60s
  • Q13
    Students are given the task of observing pill bugs found around the school's playground area. They are allowed to pick the spot they think they will find the most bugs. Is this random sampling?
    Yes
    No
    60s
  • Q14
    Scientists find 132 zebra mussels per square meter in a lake study. The lake is 10,000 square meters. How what is the zebra mussel population?
    10,132
    132,000
    1,320
    0.0132
    120s

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