Types of Samples
What population is it?
Data Distributions
Statistics
Calculations
100

The most accurate type of sample is...

Representative sample

100

Curtis creates a survey and to distribute it, he decides to call every hundredth name in the phone book and give them the survey. What population is his survey showing?

People who have their phone numbers listed in the phonebook, people who have phones.

100

The following is called a


Box and whiskers plot

100

Another word for "average"

Mean

100

What is the minimum and maximum of the following data set: 

1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 7, 5, 13, 9

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 16

200

To sample students, Mr. Williams divides the students into smaller groups and then randomly selects one of these groups to sample. What is this type of sample called?

Cluster sample

200

Dalton creates a survey and to distribute it, he decides to survey people who come to the “Vote Now” booth at the high school football game. What population is his survey showing?

Athletic supporters, people at the football game, people who are interested in the topic enough to stop at the booth.

200

The following is called a...

(picture #1)

Histogram

200

The middle number of a data set

Median

200

What is the range of the following data set: 

3, 5, 7, 8, 2, 1, 5, 10, 15, 13, 11

15-1=14

300

Sammy decides to create a survey and email it to everyone at TVEMS. What type of sample is she using?

Voluntary response sample

300

Kylee creates a survey about what teacher's favorite after school activity is. To distribute it, she decides to pass it out to her favorite 7th grade teachers. 

Only 7th grade teachers, only her favorite teachers only represents one school

300

The following data set is...

a. Symmetrical

b. Skewed right 

c. Skewed left

(picture 2)

Symmetrical

300

The highest number in a data set minus the lowest number in the data set.

Range

300

What is the median of the following data set:

1, 5, 3, 7, 15, 19, 11, 21, 23

11

400

DAILY DOUBLE: Lydia wants to know what Netflix show is the favorite of students at TVEMS. She asks her math class what their favorite Netflix show is. What type of sample is Lydia using?

Convenience sample

400

Ben created a survey to research what the most common color of car is among people over 50 years old. He emails every parent of a 7th grader at TVEMS who is over 50 years old to collect his data. What population is his sampling?

People who have children, people who live in or around Ashville, people who have email, people who decide to respond

400

DAILY DOUBLE: The following data set is...

a. Symmetrical

b. Skewed right

c. Skewed left

(picture 3)

Skewed right

400

The number that occurs the most in a data set.

Mode

400

Find Q1 and Q3 of the following data set: 

62, 63, 64, 64, 70, 72, 76, 77, 81, 81

Q1: 64

Q3: 77

500

Name all of the types of samples we have discussed today. Hint: There are 4 of them.

Representative sample, cluster sample, convenience sample, and voluntary response sample.

500

What is Miss King's dogs name?

Ollie

500

What do the stars on the box plot represent? 

(picture 4)

Outliers

500

The distance between the third and first quartile marks

IQR

500

Find the IQR of the following data set: 

5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 19, 20, 21

IQR: 19-8=11

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