Which sample would best represent all the employees of a certain company?

50 employees chosen at random from the companys payroll list

Answer the following question.

100 hailstones picked up randomly in locations all over town

Which sample is NOT a random sample?

50 pencils that failed a factory's quality control test

Which sample of voters would be most likely to have bias?

a sample taken at one of the candidate's rallies

Which type of sample would best reflect the people who are voting in a town election?

100 people leaving different voting locations

Which sample is a random sample?

75 snowflakes from 75 different snow storms

Which sample is NOT a random sample?

10,000 people who respond to a survey on an internet site

Which sample would best represent all the students at a certain school?

50 students chosen at random from a list of all students

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1
Which sample would best represent the opinions of a store's customers?
25 phone numbers selected from a city phone directory
100 people leaving the store
150 people shopping at a different store
75 people who are employees of the store
2
Which sample would best represent all the employees of a certain company?
75 managers at a business meeting
50 employees chosen at random from the companys payroll list
the first 100 employees to arrive at the office on a holiday
the 20 employees who have been employee of the month
3
Which of these is the best estimate of the median amount of oil supplied by the five countries?
400 million barrels
600 million barrels
300 million barrels
500 million barrels
4
Answer the following question.
250 hailstones that are able to pass through a strainer
1,000 hailstones found near Imani's house
100 hailstones picked up randomly in locations all over town
10 friends each brings in the largest hailstones they find
5
Which sample is NOT a random sample?
10 computers selected at random from a warehouse
100 apples randomly selected at a processing plant
75 used batteries collected from random houses
50 pencils that failed a factory's quality control test
6
Which sample of voters would be most likely to have bias?
a sample taken at one of the candidate's rallies
a sample taken in several large parking lots
a sample taken at random from a city phone book
a sample taken at one of the voting locations
7
Which type of sample would best reflect the people who are voting in a town election?
500 people at the rally for one of the candidates
1,000 people in a neighboring state
100 people leaving different voting locations
50 people at a gas station
8
Which sample is a random sample?
100 people who answer a newspaper ad to take a survey
50 champion racehorses to represent all horses
100 birds brought to a rescue center to represent all birds
75 snowflakes from 75 different snow storms
9
What is the best estimate of the average hardness of these minerals?
80
100
70
10, 060
10
Which sample is NOT a random sample?
2,000 telephone numbers selected from a phone directory
10,000 people who respond to a survey on an internet site
1,000 boxes selected from a manufacturing plant
100 people interviewed in a large parking lot
11
Which sample would best represent all the students at a certain school?
the winners of the school's scholastic competition
100 students who've been at school the least amount of time
50 students chosen at random from a list of all students
the students in detention for not doing their homework

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