Sampling Techniques Quiz 9 (30 MCQs)

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1. This is a subset of a population that we take to analyze some property or variable of interest
2. Before a nationwide election, a polling place was trying to see who would win. Which choice represents the best and most realistic SAMPLE to take for this study?
3. The population is split into groups based on factors relevant to the research, then convenience sampling from each group is used.
4. Which of the following reasons explains why grass grows abundantly in a field but not in a wood?
5. A teacher chooses her "student of the week" by choosing a name out of a hat. What is this an example of?
6. From a list containing the names of 500 members of the alumni association, a sample of size 50 is obtained by including every 10th person in the list. What is the appropriate sampling technique in the situation?
7. Which of the following is random sampling?
8. Surveying the students at the next band practice is an example of which type of sampling method?
9. You survey every person in the food court at the mall. Which type of sampling method are you using?
10. All of the sampling methods below are proper sampling methods involving randomness, except
11. This is the easiest kind of sampling technique.
12. An ( ..... ) is actually performing the event.
13. A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat. This is an example of .....
14. What kind of sample technique is the following:Question every person in the movie theater parking lot.
15. A car salesman records information about the cars he is selling.The number of doors is ..... data
16. . From the given populations, which of the following sample is most likely tobe representatives of the population from which it is drawn?
17. You stop every fifth person coming out of the Apple store and ask what colour iPhone they purchased today. What is this an example of?
18. The school librarian wants to determine how many students use the library on a regular basis. What type of sampling method would she be using if she asked the principal to select every 3rd student who enters the school on Tuesday?
19. Sage wants to know which recreational activity is most popular in Heard County. Which survey question is the least biased prompt for collecting this data?
20. Mrs. Ramos groups the grade 7 students according to theirschool's last attended. She proportionately and randomly chooses studentsfrom each group. Which random sampling technique does she apply?
21. A type of non probability sampling where participants in the study were tasked to recruit other members for the study
22. Identify the type of sampling techniques"The registrar gave the researcher a list of 500 Grade 11 students. The researcher selected every 5th name on the list."
23. Why do scientists use sampling techniques to gather population data rather than counting everything?
24. When using stratified sampling, researchers must identify the strata. This involves:
25. If I tell you that you scored at the 60th percentile on your final exam, you would know:
26. What is a downfall to using population estimation methods?
27. When sampling organisms in a certain area using a quadrat you also need to know .....
28. The group of individuals who actually have a chance of being selected for a survey is called the ..... The set of all individuals who belong to the group being studied by a survey is called the .....
29. A type of sampling that needs to select the sample size more than once.
30. For a statistics assignment, you pass out surveys to the first 25 GHC students you meet in the parking lot.