MATH 302 STATISTICS EXPECTED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
A market researcher polled every tenth person who walks into a store. What type of sampling was
used?
ANSWER
D. Systematic
Question 2.
The first 50 people who walk into a sporting event are polled on their television preferences. What type
of sampling was used?
ANSWER
A. Convenience
Question 3.
What is the sampling method used in the following scenario? A teacher wants to know if her students
are doing homework, so she randomly selects rows two and five and then calls on all students in row
two and all students in row five to present the solutions to homework problems to the class.
ANSWER
C. cluster
Question 4.
What was the sampling method that was used in the scenario? A study was done to determine the age,
the number of times per week, and the duration (amount of time) of residents using a local park in San
Antonio, Texas. The first house in the neighborhood around the park was selected randomly, and then
the resident of every eighth house in the neighborhood around the park was interviewed.
ANSWER
C. systematic
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VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
A market researcher polled every tenth person who walks into a store. What type of sampling was
used?
ANSWER
D. Systematic
Question 2.
The first 50 people who walk into a sporting event are polled on their television preferences. What type
of sampling was used?
ANSWER
A. Convenience
Question 3.
What is the sampling method used in the following scenario? A teacher wants to know if her students
are doing homework, so she randomly selects rows two and five and then calls on all students in row
two and all students in row five to present the solutions to homework problems to the class.
ANSWER
C. cluster
Question 4.
What was the sampling method that was used in the scenario? A study was done to determine the age,
the number of times per week, and the duration (amount of time) of residents using a local park in San
Antonio, Texas. The first house in the neighborhood around the park was selected randomly, and then
the resident of every eighth house in the neighborhood around the park was interviewed.
ANSWER
C. systematic
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