sampling

Question 1

statistics

Answer 1

study of procedures for collecting, describing, and drawing conclusions from information

Question 2

population

Answer 2

ENTIRE collection of individuals about which information is sought

Question 3

parameter

Answer 3

refers to population

Question 4

sample

Answer 4

subset (part) of the population containing individuals that are actually observed

Question 5

statistic

Answer 5

refers to sample

Question 6

simple random sample

Answer 6

sample chosen by a method in which each collection of n population times is EQUALLY LIKELY to be chosen

Question 7

sample of convience

Answer 7

you are deciding what items to pick for the sample because it is too difficult to pick randomly

Question 8

stratified sample

Answer 8

population is divided into groups where members are similar in some ways

Question 9

cluster sample

Answer 9

items are drawn from groups

every individual is asked (ALL)

Question 10

systematic sample

Answer 10

you pick every Kth person

Question 11

voluntary response sample

Answer 11

person decides if they will participate in the survey