- 1. A scientist studies a pod of humpback whales to determine the migration of humpback whales. What is the population?
A) all whales
B) killer whales
C) a pod of humpback whales
D) all humpback whales
- 2. A scientist studies a pod of humpback whales to determine the migration of humpback whales. What is the sample?
A) a pod of humpback whales
B) dolphins
C) all whales
D) all humpback whales
- 3. The coach asks the starting lineup which uniform the football team wants to wear. What is the population?
A) the football team
B) the students
C) the starting lineup
D) the coaches
- 4. The coach asks the starting lineup which uniform the football team wants to wear. What is the sample?
A) the students
B) the starting lineup
C) the coaches
D) the football team
- 5. The mayor surveys 1,000 voters to see if they approve of the job she is doing. What is the population?
A) the teachers at Smitha Middle School
B) 1,000 voters
C) all voters
D) all truck drivers
- 6. The mayor surveys 1,000 voters to see if they approve of the job she is doing. What is the sample?
A) all voters
B) 1,000 voters
C) the football team
D) circus monkeys
- 7. A deli owner asks Sunday customers to choose a favorite mustard. Is this a biased or unbiased sample?
A) unbiased
B) biased
- 8. A cafeteria worker asks students who buy the entree if they like the food in the cafeteria. Is this a biased or unbiased sample?
A) biased
B) unbiased
- 9. A theater manager asks the last 10 people to leave a movie, "Did you like the movie?" Is this a biased or unbiased sample?
A) biased
B) unbiased
- 10. A chef asks four customers who ordered the new cheese sauce if they liked it. Is this a biased or unbiased sample?
A) unbiased
B) biased
- 11. People with a house number ending in 1 are polled. Is this sample random?
A) no
B) yes
- 12. A surveyor flips through the phone book and selects 30 names. Is this sample random?
A) yes
B) no
- 13. Students each write a question on a slip of paper and put it in a box. A teacher draws one question to discuss. Is this sample random?
A) no
B) yes
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