Lesson 2 - Types of Sampling

Question 1

What is a sample?

Answer 1

Part of the population

Question 2

What is the population?

Answer 2

The whole amount of what you are measuring. (Everybody)

Question 3

What is a bias sample?

Answer 3

A sample that does not represent the whole population.

Question 4

If you were conduct a survey of the students at CCHS and asks the senior advisory classes their opinions, would this be bias or unbias?

Answer 4

Bias, you did not ask different grade levels that make up CCHS

Question 5

If you were to put everyone’s name in a hat and draw one name, what type of sample is this?

Answer 5

Simple Random Sample

Question 6

What type of sample gives everyone an equal chance of getting picked?

Answer 6

Simple Random Sample

Question 7

If you were to pick every 7th person that enters the school, what type of sample does this represent?

Answer 7

Systematic Sample

Question 8

If you were to divided the population into different groups and randomly select from each group, what type of sample is this?

Answer 8

Stratified Random Sample

Question 9

If you were to divide the population into groups, but only select certain groups to represent the population, what type of sample is this?

Answer 9

Cluster Sample

Question 10

If you were to select a sample that was easy to gather, for example the first 20 students that enter the cafeteria, what type of sample is this?

Answer 10

Convenience Sample

Question 11

If you were to collect data from individuals that chose to respond, what type of sample is this?

Answer 11

Voluntary Response Sample

Question 12

A question that causes you to have an emotion to answer a particularly way.

Answer 12

Biased Question

Question 13

A question that is posed to allow the respondent to answer honestly.

Answer 13

Nonbiased Question