Unit 4 - Statistics
Unit 4 - Statistics
Population
Sample
Extension Activities
Answer the following questions.
Representative sample
prediction
accurate based on
data
Valid inference
Core Lesson
Sampling method
Unbiased Biased
Core Lesson
Representative sample
Valid inference
In this lesson you have
learned how to identify
representative samples by
differentiating between
biased and unbiased methods
of sampling.
Guided Practice
A market researcher wants to know how 18-25 year
old women spend their money. Which group would
be a representative sample?
a) 18-25 year old women at the mall
b) 18-25 men and women commuting to work
c) Women of all ages commuting to work
d) 18-25 year old women commuting to work
Extension Activities
Data is divided
into subgroups
(strata)
Strata are based
specific
characteristic
– Age
– Education level
– Etc.
Convience Sampling
1500 students
Yes. 56 students have traveled.
Zack chooses a random sample of 50 out of 400
students. He finds that 7 of them have traveled to
a foreign country. Zack claims that more than 50
of the 400 students have traveled to a foreign
country. Do you agree with his answer? Explain.