WEEK 7

Question 1

It would be impossible to survey a population consisting of all

Australian citizens registered to vote in the most recent election
Test cricket players active during the last season.
Correct possible tosses of a particular coin.
currently hospitalized patients in the state of Queensland.

Answer 1

Correct possible tosses of a particular coin.

Question 2

Pollsters conduct surveys based on

Answer 2

Correct real populations.

Question 3

Subjects in experiments are viewed as samples from populations that are

Answer 3

hypothetical

Question 4

A sample is random if the selection process generates a set of observations that is
representative.

haphazard.
nonsystematic.
representative.
Correct none of the above

Answer 4

Correct none of the above

Question 5

“When taking a random sample of ten students from a large class that contains about equal numbers of Psychology and Non-Psychology students, you obtain nine Psychology students and only one Non-Psychology student. This particular outcome is”

Answer 5

Correct “unlikely, but possible.”

YOURE TAKING AWAY FROM THE NEXT PORBABILITY OF THE SAME STUDENT

Question 6

Probability refers to the

Answer 6

Correct proportion of times some event will occur.