Description
Week 1 Assignment: Sampling Methods
Week | Assignments | Due Date |
Week 1 | Introduction Forum (Not graded by required) |
Suggested Due Date: Wednesday of Week 1 |
Graded Discussion | Suggested Due Date—
Initial Post: Wednesday of Week 1
Due Date— Responses: Sunday of Week 1 [Have two posts on two different days] |
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Knewton Homework Assignments
Evidence, Claims and Study Types (Section 1.4) Variable and Measures of Data (Section 1.3) Sampling Methods (Section 1.2) Comparing Sampling Methods (Section 1.2) |
Sunday of Week 1 |
Objectives
1.3 Sampling Methods
- Understand the definitions of population, sample, statistic, parameter, and data
Activity 1
Question
Joseph wants to estimate the mean number of siblings for each student in his school. He records the number of siblings for each of 200 randomly selected students in the school. What is the sample?
Activity 2
Question
What term refers to all individuals, objects, or measurements whose properties are being studied?
Activity 3
Question
Is the statement below true or false?
Data is a subset of the population studied.
Activity 4
Question
Raymond wants to estimate the percentage of parents who use cloth diapers. He asks a randomly selected group of 200 parents whether or not they use cloth diapers. What is the parameter?
Activity 5
Question
Angela wants to estimate the mean number of siblings for each student in her school. She records the number of siblings for each of 200 randomly selected students in the school. What is the data?
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