Sampling Methods
Math ⇒ Statistics and Probability
Sampling Methods starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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A population consists of 1000 students. If you select every 10th student from a list, what sampling method are you using?
A population has 2000 members. If you want a sample of 100 using systematic sampling, what is the sampling interval?
A researcher uses a random number generator to select 50 names from a list of 500 employees. What type of sampling is this?
A researcher wants to ensure that both males and females are equally represented in a sample of 200 students. Which sampling method should be used?
A researcher wants to study the eating habits of students in a school. She divides the students by grade and randomly selects 10 students from each grade. What sampling method is she using?
A researcher wants to study the opinions of teachers in a city. She divides the city into 10 districts and randomly selects 2 districts. All teachers in those districts are surveyed. What sampling method is this?
A surveyor stands at a mall entrance and interviews the first 50 people who enter. What type of sampling is this?
Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of using systematic sampling.
Describe the main purpose of using sampling in statistics.
Explain the main difference between cluster sampling and stratified sampling.
Explain why convenience sampling may lead to biased results.
Explain why random sampling is considered the gold standard in sampling methods.
Which sampling method is best for ensuring that all subgroups of a population are proportionally represented in the sample?
Which sampling method is most appropriate when the population is geographically dispersed and it is costly to sample individuals directly?
