Chapter12-SampleSurveys

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MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Answerthequestion.
1) Acomputernetworkmanagerwantstotestthereliabilityofsomenewandexpensivefiber -optic
Ethernetcablesthatthecomputerdepartmentjustreceived.Thecomputerdepartmentreceived 8
boxescontaining30cableseach.Themanagerdoesnothavethetimetotesteverycableineach
box.Themanagerwillchooseoneboxatrandomandtest 6cableschosenrandomlywithinthat
box.Whatisthepopulation?
A) The8boxes
B) 240cables
C) Theproportionofreliablecables
D) The6cableschosenrandomlyfortesting
E) Theoneboxthatwaschosenatrandomfromthe 8 boxes
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2) Acomputernetworkmanagerwantstotestthereliabilityofsomenewandexpensivefiber -optic
Ethernetcablesthatcomputerdepartmentjustreceived.Thecomputerdepartmentreceived 6
boxescontaining30cableseach.Themanagerdoesnothavethetimetotesteverycableineach
box.Themanagerwillchooseoneboxatrandomandtest 6cableschosenrandomlywithinthat
box.Whatisthesample?
A) Theproportionofreliablecables
B) 180cables
C) Theoneboxthatwaschosenatrandomfromthe 6 boxes
D) The6boxes
E) The6cableschosenfortesting
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3) Acomputernetworkmanagerwantstotestthereliabilityofsomenewandexpensivefiber -optic
Ethernetcablesthatthecomputerdepartmentjustreceived.Thecomputerdepartmentreceived 10
boxescontaining30cableseach.Themanagerdoesnothavethetimetotesteverycableineach
box.Themanagerwillchooseoneboxatrandomandtest 6cableschosenrandomlywithinthat
box.Whatisthesamplingframe?
A) Theoneboxthatwaschosenatrandomfromthe 10 boxes
B) Theproportionofreliablecables
C) The6cableschosenfortesting
D) 300cables
E) The10boxes
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4) Acomputernetworkmanagerwantstotestthereliabilityofsomenewandexpensivefiber -optic
Ethernetcablesthatthecomputerdepartmentjustreceived.Thecomputerdepartmentreceived 9
boxescontaining40cableseach.Themanagerdoesnothavethetimetotesteverycableineach
box.Themanagerwillchooseoneboxatrandomandtest 8cableschosenrandomlywithinthat
box.Whatisthepopulationparameterofinterest?
A) The9boxes
B) 360cables
C) Theproportionofreliablecables
D) Theoneboxthatwaschosenatrandomfromthe 9 boxes
E) The8cableschosenfortesting
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5) Acomputernetworkmanagerwantstotestthereliabilityofsomenewandveryexpensive
fiber-opticEthernetcablesthatthecomputerdepartmentjustreceived.Thecomputerdepartment
received9boxescontaining50cableseach.Themanagerdoesnothavethetimetotesteverycable
ineachbox,sothemanagerassignsasubordinatetodoacensus.Howmanycableswillbe
sampledifthesubordinatedoesacensus?
A) Itwilldependonthesamplingofcablesandthesamplingofboxes(thesamplingframe).
B) 450cables
C) 50cables
D) 10cables
E) 9cables
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6) George,anetworkengineer,ordered400 CAT5eEthernetcablesforuseathiscompanysnetwork.
Afterreceivingthesecables,hedecidedtorandomlytest120ofthesecablesbeforeusingthem.He
wasalarmedtofindoutthat89%ofthesecablesfailedcompletely.Hereturnedtheentirelotto
themanufacturer.Whenhetestedthecables,whatwasGeorgessample?Roundtothenearest
integer.
A) 280cables
B) 400cables
C) 107cables
D) 120cables
E) 356cables
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7) Mr.Smithworksatacomputerconsultantcompanythatprovidestechnicalinformationto
computerdepartmentsofvariousmanufacturingcompanies.Mr.Smithisalarmedatthenumber
ofspywareprogramsontheinternet.Mr.Smithattemptstocalleveryoneofhisclientsonlyto
ask(yesorno)iftheyhavehadanyknownproblemswithspywareinfectionsontheircomputers
ornetwork.WithregardstoMr.Smithsattemptstocontacthisclientsforinformationabout
infections,whatisthepopulation?
A) OnlythetotalnumberofclientsthatMr.Smithsuccessfullycontacts
B) ThetotalnumberofclientsthatMr.Smithhas
C) ThetotalnumberofcomputersatallofMr.Smithsclients
D) ThetotalnumberofinfectionsofspywareonMr.Smithsclientscomputers
E) OnlythenumberofcomputersinfectedwithspywarethatMr.Smithisinformedof
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8) Mr.Smithworksatacomputerconsultantcompanythatprovidestechnicalinformationto
computerdepartmentsofvariousmanufacturingcompanies.Mr.Smithisalarmedatthenumber
ofspywareprogramsontheinternet.Mr.Smithsuccessfullysampleseveryoneofhisclientsonly
toask(yesorno)iftheyhavehadanyknownproblemswithspywareinfectionsontheir
computersornetwork.NoneofMr.Smithsclientsreportedanyspywareinfections.Withregards
toMr.Smithscontactinghisclients,whatisthecensus?
A) Zero,therewerenoknowninfections
B) ThetotalnumberofcomputersatallofMr.Smithsclients
C) Thetotalnumberofspywareprogramsontheinternet
D) AllofMr.Smithsclients
E) Thenumberofspywareinfectionsoutsidethesamplingframe
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9) Jenniferisaqualitycontrolinspectorforawell-knowncomputermodemmanufacturer.Jennifer
overseesfiveassemblylines,eachassemblylineproducesthesamenumberofmodemsperday.
Jenniferrandomlyselectsoneassemblylineeachmorningandperformsfurthersamplingand
qualitycontrolproceduresonthatassemblylinesmodemsfortherestoftheday.Thismorning,
Jenniferrandomlyselectedthemodemsofassemblyline#5forqualitycontrolinspection.
Futhermore,Jenniferwillthenperformsystematicsamplingonthatassemblylinesmodems.
Whathasbeenexcludedfrombeinginthesamplingframetoday?
A) Anunbiasedsampleforassemblyline#5
B) Themodemsofassemblylines#1,2,3,and4
C) Asamplingmethodforassemblyline#5
D) Someofthemodemsofassemblyline#5
E) Nothinghasbeenexcludedfromthesamplingframe.
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10) Thespell-checkerinadesktoppublishingapplicationmaynotcatchallmisspellings(e.g.their,
there)orcorrectlyinterpretthespellingsofpropernames.Jackieisanexperteditorandcan
proofreadextremelyquickly.Jackieishiredbyabookpublishertocheckthespellingofevery
wordinthelatestproofofahistorybook.WithregardtoJackiesassignment,whatisthe
population?
A) Everywordinthelatestproofofthehistorybook
B) Thelatestproofofthehistorybook
C) ThenumberofhistorybooksofthiseditionthatareprinteduponJackiesapproval
D) Findingmisspellingsinthelatestproofofthehistorybook
E) ThetotalnumberofmisspellingsthatJackiefindsinthelatestproofofthehistorybook
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Provideanappropriateresponse.
11) Aneducationresearcherrandomlyselects38schoolsfromoneschooldistrictandinterviewsallthe
teachersateachofthe38schools.Identifythetypeofsamplingusedinthisexample.
A) Attemptedcensus
B) Clustersampling
C) Stratifiedsampling
D) Voluntaryresponsesampling
E) Systematicsampling
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12) Atacollegethereare120freshmen,90sophomores,110juniors,and80seniors.Aschool
administratorselectsarandomsampleof12ofthefreshmen,arandomsampleof9ofthe
sophomores,arandomsampleof11ofthejuniors,andarandomsampleof8oftheseniors.She
theninterviewsallthestudentsselected.Identifythetypeofsamplingusedinthisexample.
A) Stratifiedsampling
B) Attemptedcensus
C) Systematicsampling
D) Voluntaryresponsesampling
E) Clustersampling
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13) Atthelocalcollegeasurveywasbeingdoneonwhetherornotthestudentslikedthecafeteria
food.Thesurveywaslocatedinthecollegenewspaperandwastobefilledoutandsenttothe
editingoffice.Identifythetypeofsamplingusedinthisexample.
A) Attemptedcensus
B) Clustersampling
C) Stratifiedsampling
D) Voluntaryresponsesampling
E) Systematicsampling
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14) Attheendofeachsemesteralocalcollegerequiresateachersevaluation.Anevaluationsurveyis
giventoeachstudenttofillout.Identifythetypeofsamplingusedinthisexample.
A) Stratifiedsampling
B) Systematicsampling
C) Clustersampling
D) Voluntaryresponsesampling
E) Attemptedcensus
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15) Beforepremieringablockbustermovieatatheater,testscreeningsaredonebeforehand.Asmall
numberofselectedtheatersarechosengeographicallythroughoutthecountry.Eachtheater
chosenissupposedtoberepresentativeoftheatergoersinthatarea.Everyoneisinterviewedwhen
themovieisover.Identifythetypeofsamplingusedinthisexample.
A) Attemptedcensus
B) Clustersampling
C) Multistagesampling
D) Voluntaryresponsesampling
E) Stratifiedsampling
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16) Ablockbustermoviehadjustpremieredonexactly 1859 screensthroughoutthecountry.Within
thefirstweek,afewtheaterswerechosenatrandom,andthentheatermanagementinterviewed
approximately5%ofthetheatergoersatthoseselectedtheaters.Allthesetheatergoerslovedthe
movie,thereforemanagementdecidedtoincreasethenumberofshowingsperweek.Identifythe
typeofsamplingusedinthisexample.
A) Voluntaryresponsesampling
B) Conveniencesampling
C) Systematicsampling
D) Simplerandomsampling
E) Multistagesampling
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17) Anewly-premieredplayjustendedthateveningatalocaltheater.Theatermanagementbriefly
interviewseveryfifthpersonleavingthetheatertoseeifthatpersonwillrecommendtheplayat
thattheatertootherpeople.Identifythetypeofsamplingusedinthisexample.
A) Conveniencesampling
B) Voluntaryresponsesampling
C) Clustersampling
D) Systematicsampling
E) Stratifiedsampling
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18) Duringthewinterseason,aprominentnewspaperreporterisinterestedinwritingastoryabout
thelackofproperheatingofapartmentbuildingsinthecityinwhichhelives.Duringa
particularlyfrigidweekend,thisreportermanagestointerviewalmosteveryoneinhisown
apartmentbuilding.Thereporterfindsthateveryone,includinghimself,issatisfiedwiththe
heatingintheapartmentbuilding.Identifythetypeofsamplingusedinthisexample.
A) Clustersampling
B) Systematicsampling
C) Conveniencesampling
D) Attemptedcensus
E) Voluntaryresponsesampling
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19) Amega-discountchainstorejustopenedanewclothingstoreintownemphasizingmainly
womensclothing.Beforeopening,managementhadtodecidewhethertoonlycarryeithermens,
womens,boys,girls,orinfantsclothing.Afterperformingrepresentativesamplingofpotential
customersfromeachofthesegroups,itwasdecidedtocarryonlywomensclothing.Identifythe
typeofsamplingusedinthisexample.
A) Stratifiedsampling
B) Systematicsampling
C) Multistagesampling
D) Clustersampling
E) Conveniencesampling
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20) Onedayapopularmorningshowonalocalradiostationconductedaphone -insurveyregarding
therecentriseinthecitysvariousutilityrates.Thesurveylastedtheentiremorningshow.Other
thantimeconstraintsoftheshow,nocallerswereknowinglyrefusedtovoicetheiropinionon-air.
Thetranscribedresultsweresenttovariousgovernmentalagenciesandlocalpoliticians.Identify
thetypeofsamplingused.
A) Conveniencesampling
B) Attemptedcensus
C) Clustersampling
D) Systematicsampling
E) Voluntaryresponsesampling
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21) Eachpersoninasimplerandomsampleof2,000receivedasurvey,and317peoplereturnedtheir
survey.Howcouldnonresponsecausetheresultsofthesurveytobebiased?
A) Thosewhodidnotrespondrepresentastratum,changingthesimplerandomsampleintoaa
stratifiedrandomsample.
B) Thosewhodidnotrespondreducedthesamplesize,andsmallsampleshavemorebiasthan
largesamples.
C) Thoseswhodidnotrespondwereindistinguishablefromthosewhodidnotreceivethe
survey.
D) Thosewhodidrespondmaydifferinsomeimportantwayfromthosewhodidnotrespond.
E) Thosewhodidnotrespondcausedaviolationoftheassumptionofindependence.
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Identifythebias.
22) Insidetheboxesofanewbrandofcereal,isashortsurveythatcanbemailedbackforfreetothe
manufacturer.Thesurveyaskstheconsumerifheorshelikesthecerealornot.What,ifany,will
bethemostnoticeablebiasforthissurvey?
A) Nonresponsebias
B) Voluntaryresponsebias
C) Undercoverageofthepopulation
D) Responsebias
E) Theredoesnotseemtobeanybias.
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23) Acerealmanufacturerrandomlysampleshouseholdsacrossthecountrybytelephone.Thesurvey
askstheconsumertoexplainhonestlyinfiftywordsorlesswhyheorshelikesordislikesits
brandofcereals.Itisalsostatedthatforthosewhoparticipateinthistelephonesurvey,arandom
drawingwillbeheldforanall-expensepaid,two-weekcruise.What,ifany,willbethemost
noticeablebiasforthissurvey?
A) Voluntaryresponsebias
B) Undercoverageofthepopulation
C) Responsebias
D) Nonresponsebias
E) Theredoesnotseemtobeanybias.
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24) Anewspaperreporterrandomlysampledhouseholdsbytelephoneduringvarioustimesofthe
day.Thepeoplesampledarewithintheareaofthenewspapersdistribution.Thenewspaper
reporterasked,Areyoupatrioticinatimeofwarorarmedconflict?What,ifany,willbethe
mostnoticeablebiasforthissurvey?
A) Voluntaryresponsebias
B) Undercoverageofthepopulation
C) Nonresponsebias
D) Responsebias
E) Theredoesnotseemtobeanybias.
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25) Anewspaperreporterdecidedtosampleresidentsofallmajormetropolitanareasintheentire
country.Thissamplingaskediftheresidentslikedlivingintheircity,oraretheyconsidering
moving,andifso,where?Unfortunately,thissurveywentoverbudgetandwasstopped,and
onlytheeastcoastofthecountrywasadequatelyinterviewed.Withregardstohavingthissurvey
labeledasrepresentingtheentirecountry,what,ifany,willbethemostnoticeablebiasforthis
surveyasitisnow?
A) Responsebias
B) Nonresponsebias
C) Undercoverageofthepopulation
D) Voluntaryresponsebias
E) Theredoesnotseemtobeanybias.
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26) Anewspaperconductedarandomtelephonesurveyduringthedayregardingthepercentageof
stay-at-homemomsanddadsinthetypicalhousehold.What,ifany,willbethemostnoticeable
biasforthissurvey?
A) Voluntaryresponsebias
B) Responsebias
C) Nonresponsebias
D) Undercoverageofthepopulation
E) Theredoesnotseemtobeanybias.
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27) Anon-for-profitconsumeragencywantedtoinvestigatetheeconomicandhumanitarian
contributionofthiscountryspharmaceuticalcompaniesbysamplinglargecompaniesand
businessesofalltypes.Itwasdecidedtosamplethepharmaceuticalcompaniesfirst.After
surveyingthepharmaceuticalcompanies,someoneattheconsumeragencywantedtodistribute
thedataearly.What,ifany,willbethemostnoticeablebiasindistributingthesurveyatthispoint
intime?
A) Voluntaryresponsebias
B) Undercoverageofthepopulation
C) Responsebias
D) Nonresponsebias
E) Theredoesnotseemtobeanybias.
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28) Apopularsoftdrinkcompanydistributeswrittensurveyswithitsproductthatacustomercanfill
outandmailedinorthesurveycanbefilledoutelectronicallyontheinternet.What,ifany,willbe
themostnoticeablebias?
A) Nonresponsebias
B) Responsebias
C) Voluntaryresponsebias
D) Undercoverageofthepopulation
E) Theredoesnotseemtobeanybias.
28)
29) Apopularsoftdrinkcompanyperiodicallysetsupsurveyboothsinvariousmallsandgrocery
storesthatarechosenatrandom.Theemployeesworkingtheboothsaskinterestedindividualsto
filloutaveryshortsurveyonthequalityofthecompanysdrinks.Whilefillingoutthesurveys,
theindividualsaretoldthataproperlycompletedsurveywillberewardedwithgiveaways,such
asfreesamples,T-shirts,generouscoupons,andpossiblyanappearanceinanewtelevision
commercial.What,ifany,willbethemostnoticeablebias?
A) Nonresponsebias
B) Undercoverageofthepopulation
C) Responsebias
D) Voluntaryresponsebias
E) Theredoesnotseemtobeanybias.
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30) Managementatapostofficeiscuriousaboutitsservicesinoneparticularzipcodearea.Every
addresswithinthatzipcode,includingbusinessandresidential,ismailedasurveyinquiring
aboutthepostofficesqualityofservice.Thepostofficedoesreceivearespectable 19%response
ratetothesurvey.What,ifany,isthemostnoticeablebiasforthissurvey?
A) Undercoverageofthepopulation
B) Responsebias
C) Voluntaryresponsebias
D) Nonresponsebias
E) Theredoesnotseemtobeanybias.
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31) Managementataparticularpostofficewantstoknowaboutthequalityofitsface-to-faceservice
atitscustomerservicewindows.Foroneweek,thepostofficewillaskthecustomersdirectly.
Afteracustomerishelped,adifferentemployeeasksthecustomerashortquestionabouthisor
hercustomerserviceexperience.Thecustomerscommentsarethentranscribedbyasecretary.
Thissurveyrunssmoothlyandalotofcustomercommentsarecollected.What,ifany,isthemost
noticeablebiasforthissurveyregardingcustomerserviceatthispostofficeforthatweek?
A) Responsebias
B) Voluntaryresponsebias
C) Undercoverageofthepopulation
D) Nonresponsebias
E) Theredoesnotseemtobeanybias.
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32) Underwhichofthefollowingconditionsisitpreferabletousestratifiedrandomsamplingrather
thansimplerandomsampling?
A) Thepopulationcanbedividedintolargenumberofstratasothateachstratumcontainsonly
afewindividuals.
B) Thepopulationcanbedividedintoasmallnumberofstratasothateachstratumcontainsa
largenumberofindividuals.
C) Thepopulationcanbedividedintostratasothattheindividualsineachstratumareas
differentaspossible.
D) Thepopulationcanbedividedintostratasothattheindividualsineachstratumareasmuch
alikeaspossible.
E) Thepopulationcanbedividedintostrataofequalsizessothateachindividualinthe
populationstillhasthesamechanceofbeingselected.
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33) GeorgeandMichelleeachclaimedtohavethebetterrecipeforchocolatechipcookies.They
decidetoconductastudytobetterdeterminewhosecookieswerereallybetter.Theyeachbakeda
batchofcookiesusingtheirownrecipe.Georgeaskedarandomsampleofhisfriendstotastehis
cookiesandtocompleteaquestionnaireontheirquality.Michelleaskedarandomsampleofher
friendstocompletethesamequestionnaireforhercookies.Whichofthefollowingstatements
aboutthisstudyisfalse?
A) BecauseGeorgeandMichellehaveadifferentpopulationoffriends,theirsampling
proceduremakesitdifficulttocomparetherecipes.
B) BecauseGeorgeandMichelleeachusedonlytheovensintheirhouses,therecipequalityis
confoundedwiththecharacteristicsoftheoven.
C) BecauseGeorgeandMichelleeachusedonlytheirrespectiverecipes,theircookingabilityis
confoundedwiththerecipequality.
D) BecauseGeorgeandMichelleusedthesamequestionnaire,theirresultswillgeneralizetothe
combinedpopulationoftheirfriends.
E) BecauseGeorgeandMichelleeachbakedonebatch,thereisnoreplicationofthecookie
recipes.
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Answerthequestion.
34) Thehumanresourcesdepartmentofalarge,well-knowntelecommunicationsfirmwouldliketo
knowthejobsatisfactionoftheemployeesworkingatitscompany.TheHRdepartmentsgoalis
tohaveeveryemployeeparticipateinthissurvey.Forthisscenario,whatsamplingmethodbest
fitsHRsgoal?
A) Simplerandomsampling
B) Stratifiedsampling
C) Attemptedcensus
D) Conveniencesampling
E) Systematicsampling
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35) Thehumanresourcesdepartmentofalarge,well-knowntelecommunicationsfirmwouldliketo
knowthejobsatisfactionoftheemployeesworkingatitscompany.ThisHRdepartmenthiresan
outside,impartialconsultanttosampleitsmanagementanditsnon-managementemployees
separately.Forthisscenario,whatisthebestsamplingmethodtouse?
A) Clustersampling
B) Attemptedcensus
C) Voluntaryresponsesampling
D) Stratifiedsampling
E) Conveniencesampling
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36) Thehumanresourcesdepartmentofalarge,well-knowntelecommunicationsfirmwouldliketo
knowthejobsatisfactionoftheemployeesworkingatitscompany,buttheHRdepartmentis
restrictedbycompanypolicytouseonlyemailtodistributeandcollectanytypeofemployee
questionnaireorsurvey.WhatsamplingmethodisHRbeingforcedtorelyupon?
A) Conveniencesampling
B) Stratifiedsampling
C) Clustersampling
D) Voluntaryresponsesampling
E) Attemptedcensus
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37) Thehumanresourcesdepartmentofalarge,well-knowntelecommunicationsfirmisbehind
scheduleinwritingareportaboutthejobsatisfactionofthecompanysemployees.Inaneffortto
quicklysamplesomepeople,theHRmanagerordershissubordinatestogiveoutpapersurveys
toanyoneyouseesittingattheirdesk,andthesurvey,completedornot,willbepickedupin ten
minutes.Onlythecompletedsurveyswillbeusedinthereport.Whatsamplingmethodbest
describeswhatthisHRmanagerisdoing?
A) Voluntaryresponsesampling
B) Stratifiedsampling
C) Attemptedcensus
D) Conveniencesampling
E) Clustersampling
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38) Thehumanresourcesdepartmentofalarge,well-knowntelecommunicationsfirmisbehind
scheduleinsamplingthejobsatisfactionofthecompanysemployees.Inanefforttocatch-up,the
HRmanagerquicklygoesdownanalphabeticallistofemployeesande-mailsasurveytoevery
tenthemployee.Anneutralthirdpartycollectsallsurveysandensuresalloftheselected
employeesrespondtothesurvey.WhatsamplingmethodbestdescribeswhattheHRmanageris
doing?
A) Systematicsampling
B) Conveniencesampling
C) Clustersampling
D) Stratifiedsampling
E) Voluntaryresponsesampling
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39) Thehumanresourcesmanagerofalarge,well-knowntelecommunicationsfirmwantstoimprove
manager/employeerelationshipsthroughoutthecompany.ThisHRmanagerwantstohave
severalfocusgroups,eachfilledwithrandomlyselectedmanagersandemployeesinproportionto
thecompanysoverallmanager/employeeratio.Whatsamplingmethodbestdescribeswhatis
wantedbytheHRmanager?
A) Clustersampling
B) Conveniencesampling
C) Attemptedcensus
D) Voluntaryresponsesampling
E) Stratifiedsampling
39)
40) Thehumanresourcesmanagerofalarge,well-knowntelecommunicationsfirmisgenuinely
concernedaboutthewell-beingofthecompanysemployees.ThisHRmanagerwille-mail
everyonewithinthecompanyaskingforsuggestionsinimprovingthehealthofemployees
workingthere.Themanagerwilllistspecificproblemsthatmayaffectanemployee,including
weight,smoking,andstress.Forthisscenario,whatsamplingmethodisbeingused?
A) Multistagesampling
B) Clustersampling
C) Stratifiedsampling
D) Attemptedcensus
E) Voluntaryresponsesampling
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41) Severalwatch-dogconsumergroupshavecriticizedthefastfoodindustryforservingfoodwith
excessivefatcontent.Onewatch-dogannouncedthatitwillrandomlyselectonefastfoodchain
perweek.Thewatch-dogwillthendecide,asagroup,topurchaseoneitemoffthemenuthathas
beenadvertisedthemostontelevisionandinthenewspapers.Thewatch-dogwillthenhavethat
heavily-advertised,just-purchaseditemprofessionallysampledforfatcontent.Weeklyresults
willbepostedonthewatch-dogswebsite.Forthisscenario,whatbestdescribesthewatch-dogs
samplingactivitieseachweek?
A) Systematicsampling
B) Stratifiedsampling
C) Attemptedcensus
D) Multistagesampling
E) Clustersampling
41)
42) Geologistshaveaninterestinthestructureandthehistoryoftheearth.Ageologistcangobackin
timebydrillingdeepintotheground,retrievingacoresample,estimatingtheagesofthevarious
layers,andexaminingthecomposition.Atimelinecanbebuiltoftheentireareafromwherethe
coresamplewasdrilled.Ageologistmayretrieveseveralcoresamplestoconfirmthehistoryof
theearthsstructureinthatsampledarea.Mountains,lakes,andunstablegroundcaneasily
impedeasimplerandomsamplingofadesiredgeographicalarea,thereforewhatisthemost
realisticsamplingmethodthatrepresentstheactualdrillings,comparisons,andscientific
examinationsofseveralcoresampleswithinthesamegeographicalarea?
A) Multistagesampling
B) Conveniencesampling
C) Clustersampling
D) Stratifiedsampling
E) Systematicsampling
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43) Thisstateslargestuniversityiscomprisedofseveraldifferentcolleges,institutes,andschoolsof
study.Thesecolleges,institutes,andschoolsarespreadoutthroughoutthecityandnearby
suburbs.Thepresidentoftheuniversityiscuriousabouttheaveragecostforafull-time,
undergraduatestudenttoattendonesemester.Allrelevantcoststothestudentwillbecounted,
includingtuition,roomandboard,transportation,books,andsoon.Tuitionvariesgreatlywithin
thisuniversity,andtherearesignificantpopulationdifferencesamongthecolleges,institutes,and
schools.Whatwouldbethemostappropriatesamplingmethodtouseinordertoestimatean
averagecostofattendingthisuniversityforonesemester?
A) Attemptedcensus
B) Voluntaryresponsesampling
C) Stratifiedsampling
D) Conveniencesampling
E) Simplerandomsampling
43)
Provideanappropriateresponse.
44) AcompanysponsoringanewInternetsearchenginewantstocollectdataontheeaseofusingit.
Whichisthebestwaytocollectthedata?
A) experiment
B) census
C) observationalstudy
D) samplesurvey
E) simulation
44)
45) TheJanuary2005GallupYouthSurveytelephonedarandomsampleof1,028U.S.teensaged
13-17andaskedtheseteenstonametheirfavoritemoviefrom2004. NapoleonDynamitehadthe
highestpercentagewith8%ofteensrankingitastheirfavoritemovie.Whichistrue?
I. ThepopulationofinterestisU.S.teensaged13-17.
II. 8%isastatisticandnottheactualpercentageofallU.S.teenswhowouldrankthismovieas
theirfavorite.
III. Thissamplingdesignshouldprovideareasonablyaccurateestimateoftheactualpercentage
ofallU.S.teenswhowouldrankthismovieastheirfavorite.
A) I,II,andIII
B) IIIonly
C) Ionly
D) IIonly
E) IandII
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46) Supposeyourlocalschooldistrictdecidestorandomlytesthighschoolstudentsforattention
deficitdisorder(ADD).Therearethreehighschoolsinthedistrict,eachwithgrades9-12.The
schoolboardpoolsallofthestudentstogetherandrandomlysamples250students.Isthisasimple
randomsample?
A) No,becausewecantguaranteethattherearestudentsfromeachgradeinthesample.
B) Yes,becausethestudentswerechosenatrandom.
C) Yes,becausetheycouldhavechosenany250studentsfromthroughoutthedistrict.
D) Yes,becauseeachstudentisequallylikelytobechosen.
E) No,becausewecantguaranteethattherearestudentsfromeachschoolinthesample.
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47) Achemistryprofessorwhoteachesalargelectureclasssurveyshisstudentswhoattendhisclass
abouthowhecanmaketheclassmoreinteresting,hopinghecangetmorestudentstoattend.This
surveymethodsuffersfrom
A) voluntaryresponsebias
B) responsebias
C) undercoverage
D) nonresponsebias
E) Noneoftheabove
47)
48) Wewishtocomparetheaverageagesofthemathandscienceteachersatyourhighschool.Which
isthebestwaytocollectthedata?
A) observationalstudy
B) census
C) simulation
D) samplesurvey
E) experiment
48)
49) Hopingtogetinformationthatwouldallowthemtonegotiatenewrateswiththeiradvertisers,
NaturalHealthmagazinephonedarandomsampleof600subscribers.64%ofthosepolledsaid
theyusenutritionalsupplements.Whichistrue?
I. Thepopulationofinterestisthepeoplewhoreadthismagazine.
II. 64%isnotastatistic;itstheparameterofinterest.
III. Thissamplingdesignshouldprovidethecompanywithareasonablyaccurateestimateofthe
percentageofallsubscriberswhousesupplements.
A) IandIIonly
B) IandIIIonly
C) I,II,andIII
D) IIandIIIonly
E) Ionly
49)
50) Supposethestatedecidestorandomlytesthighschoolwrestlersforsteroiduse.Thereare16
teamsintheleague,andeachteamhas20wrestlers.Stateinvestigatorsplantotest32ofthese
athletesbyrandomlychoosingtwowrestlersfromeachteam.Isthisasimplerandomsample?
A) Yes,becausethewrestlerswerechosenatrandom.
B) No,becausenotallpossiblegroupsof32wrestlerscouldhavebeenthesample.
C) Yes,becausestratifiedsamplesareatypeofsimplerandomsample.
D) Yes,becauseeachwrestlerisequallylikelytobechosen.
E) No,becausearandomsampleofteamswasnotfirstchosen.
50)
51) Whichstatementaboutbiasistrue?
I. Biasresultsfromrandomvariationandwillalwaysbepresent.
II. Biasresultsfromasamplingmethodlikelytoproducesamplesthatdonotrepresentthe
population.
III. Biasisusuallyreducedwhensamplesizeislarger.
A) Ionly
B) IIIonly
C) IIandIIIonly
D) IandIIIonly
E) IIonly
51)
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52) IfwewishtocomparetheaveragePSATscoresofboysandgirlstakingAPStatisticsatthishigh
school,whichwouldbethebestwaytogatherthesedata?
A) stratifiedsample
B) census
C) experiment
D) observationalstudy
E) SRS
52)
53) Afactoryhas20assemblylinesproducingapopulartoy.Toinspectarepresentativesampleof100
toys,qualitycontrolstaffrandomlyselected5toysfromeachlinesoutput.Wasthisasimple
randomsample?
A) No,becausetoysdonotcomeofftheassemblylineatrandom.
B) Yes,becauseastratifiedsampleisatypeofsimplerandomsample.
C) No,becausenotallcombinationsof100toyscouldhavebeenchosen.
D) Yes,becauseeachtoyproducedhadanequalchancetobeselected.
E) Yes,becausethetoyswereselectedatrandom.
53)
54) Whichistrueaboutsampling?
I. Anattempttotakeacensuswillalwaysresultinlessbiasthansampling.
II. Samplingerrorisusuallyreducedwhenthesamplesizeislarger.
III. Samplingerroristheresultofrandomvariationsandisalwayspresent.
A) IIonly
B) IIIonly
C) I,II,andIII
D) IIandIII
E) Ionly
54)
55) Theownerofacardealershipplannedtodevelopstrategiestoincreasesales.Hehopedtolearn
thereasonswhymanypeoplewhovisithiscarlotdonoteventuallybuyacarfromhim.Forone
monthheaskedhissalesstafftokeepalistofthenamesandaddressesofeveryonewhocamein
totestdriveacar.Attheendofthemonthhesentsurveystothepeoplewhodidnotbuythecar,
askingthemwhy.Aboutonethirdofthemreturnedthesurvey,with44%ofthoseindicatingthat
theyfoundalowerpriceelsewhere.Whichistrue?
I. Thepopulationofinterestisallpotentialcarbuyers.
II. Thissurveydesignsufferedfromnon-responsebias.
III. Becauseitcomesfromasample44%isaparameter,notastatistic.
A) I,II,andIII
B) IIonly
C) Ionly
D) IIandIIIonly
E) IandIIonly
55)
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Adminstratorsofthefiredepartmentareconcernedaboutthepossibilityofimplementinganewpropertytaxtoraise
moneysneededtoreplaceoldequipment.Theydecidetocheckonpublicopinionbyhavingarandomsampleofthe
cityspopulation.Provideanappropriateresponse.
56) Thecityhasfivepropertyclassifications:singlefamilyhomes,apartments,condominiums,
temporaryhousing(hotelandcampgrounds),andretailproperty.Randomlyselecttenresidents
fromeachcategory.Identifythissamplingstrategy.
A) systematic
B) simple
C) convenience
D) cluster
E) stratified
56)
57) Eachpropertyownerhasa5-digitIDnumber.Usearandomnumbertabletochooseforty
numbers.Identifythissamplingstrategy.
A) cluster
B) systematic
C) stratified
D) simple
E) convenience
57)
58) Atthestartofeachweek,surveyeverytenthpersonwhoarrivesatthecitypark.Identifythis
samplingstrategy.
A) simple
B) systematic
C) stratified
D) convenience
E) cluster
58)
59) Randomlyselectahousingclassification(say,apartments)andsurveyallthepeoplewholivein
thatpropertyclassification.Identifythissamplingstrategy.
A) stratified
B) cluster
C) systematic
D) convenience
E) simple
59)
60) Haveeachfirefightersurvey10ofhis/herneighbors. Identifythissamplingstrategy.
A) cluster
B) simple
C) convenience
D) stratified
E) systematic
60)
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AnswerKey
Testname:CHAPTER12SAMPLESURVEYS
1) B
2) E
3) A
4) C
5) B
6) D
7) B
8) D
9) B
10) A
11) B
12) A
13) D
14) E
15) B
16) E
17) D
18) C
19) A
20) E
21) D
22) B
23) C
24) D
25) C
26) C
27) B
28) C
29) C
30) C
31) E
32) D
33) D
34) C
35) D
36) D
37) D
38) A
39) A
40) E
41) D
42) C
43) C
44) D
45) A
46) C
47) C
48) B
49) B
50) B
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AnswerKey
Testname:CHAPTER12SAMPLESURVEYS
51) E
52) B
53) C
54) D
55) E
56) E
57) D
58) B
59) B
60) C
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