Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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Tell whether the samples are simple random or
systematic.
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Drew wants to know what the popular model of car driven in his city. He surveys
every 100th person in the phone book and asks them what type of car they drive. Is the
sample that he surveyed a random sample or a systematic sample?
a. | systematic sample | b. | random sample |
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Charlie has 4 extra tickets to a baseball game. He has eight friends who would
like to join him at the baseball game. He write each of their eight names on separate pieces of
paper, places the paper in a hat, and then draws four names. Is the sample that he surveyed a random
sample or a systematic sample?
a. | systematic sample | b. | random sample |
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Carmen believes that people prefer chocolate ice cream over vanilla ice cream.
She surveys people at the gas station to find out whether they like
chocolate or vanilla ice
cream. Is the sample that she surveyed a convenience or random sample?
a. | convenience sampling | c. | random sample | b. | systematic
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Corwin has a project due tomorrow. He was suppose to survey family and friends
to find out what their favorite type of ice cream is. Corwin is running out of time, so he walks up
to the local supermarket and does his survey with shoppers as they walk out of the store. Is the
sample that he surveyed a convenience or random sample?
a. | systematic sample | c. | random sample | b. | convenience
sampling |
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Alicia’s school is having a field day at her school. The staff wants to
know what sports they should play on field day. Alicia randomly asks students
what sport they
prefer as they are leaving school for the day. Is the sample that she surveyed a convenience or
random sample?
a. | convenience sampling | c. | systematic sample | b. | random sample |
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