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Cavalieri's Principle and Volume of Composite Figures Answers

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What is the sample?

A
all state households
B
1565 households surveyed
C
1127 households that owned televisions
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What is the population?

A
all the households in given state
B
1565 households surveyed
C
1127 households that owned televisions
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What type of sampling method is used?

A
stratified sample
B
simple random sample
C
cluster sample
D
convenience sample
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What type of sampling is used?

A
cluster
B
convenience
C
simple random
D
stratified
E
systematic
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Which of these methods is most likely to be biased?

A
cluster
B
systematic
C
simple random
D
stratified
E
convenience
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Select all sampling methods used.

A
cluster
B
convenience
C
simple random
D
stratified
E
systematic
F
voluntary
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Why might the method used be biased?

A
Asking every twentieth student does not accurately represent the student population.
B
It is likely that student opinions in one particular high school do not accurately represent the opinions of all high school students.
C
Students that take the time to complete the survey and mail it in probably feel strongly about hot lunches.
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Give an example of how you would create a sample from the population of the United States using cluster sampling and stratified sampling. Then, compare and contrast these two methods.

Answer:

Divide the US into groups, by state. For cluster sampling, randomly choose twenty states and use the population of those states as the sample. For stratified sampling, randomly choose 10,000 people from every state as the sample. Did you include the following in your response?For both methods, divide a population into groups.For cluster sampling, select all of the members in some of the groups.For stratified sampling, select a random sample from each group.

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Did you include the following in your response?

A
For both methods, divide a population into groups.
B
For cluster sampling, select all of the members in some of the groups.
C
For stratified sampling, select a random sample from each group.
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Identify the sampling method used, and explain why this sample could be biased.

Answer:

A convenience sample is used. The sample could be biased because it limits the population to listeners of that radio station at a certain time. Callers may be more likely to have a strong opinion on the issue. Did you include the following in your response?Convenience sampling is the method used.It limits population to listeners of that radio station at only a particular time.People that call in probably have a strong opinion for or against the closings.

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