Mathematics Grade 7 15 min

Identify representative, random, and biased samples Probability

Identify representative, random, and biased samples Probability

What you'll learn

  • Identify whether a given sample is representative, random, or biased with 80% accuracy.
  • Explain, in their own words, the difference between a representative, random, and biased sample, providing a unique example for each.
  • Apply their understanding of sampling methods to design a survey that generates a representative sample to answer a specific research question, as evaluated by a rubric.
  • Analyze a real-world scenario and determine the potential bias present in the sampling method used, justifying their reasoning with evidence from the scenario.

Tutorial Preview

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A school wants to know the favorite sport. They survey 10 students from each grade. Is this sample representative?

2

A town wants to know if they should build a new park. They only survey people at a playground. Is this sample biased?

3

A company wants to test a new game. They select 50 names from a list of all customers using a computer. Is this sample random?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
To check for quality, a factory inspects every 100th bottle of juice. What type of sample is this?
0.Biased
1.Random
2.Rep.
3.None
Easy
A pizza shop asks customers buying pepperoni pizza what their favorite topping is. What type of sample is this?
0.Biased
1.Random
2.Rep.
3.Fair
Easy
A teacher draws 5 names from a hat containing every student's name to choose a team. What type of sample is this?
0.Biased
1.Random
2.Rep.
3.Unfair

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Identify representative, random, and biased samples Probability is a Grade 7 Mathematics lesson on ExcelOS.

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You'll be able to: Identify whether a given sample is representative, random, or biased with 80% accuracy; Explain, in their own words, the difference between a representative, random, and biased sample, providing a unique example for each; Apply….

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