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Grade 7 Assessment Anchors - Grade 7 Core Standards

8.05 Sampling techniques

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Hannah has chosen to collect information using a sample instead of a census.

a

What are the advantages to doing a sample? Select all that apply.

It is cheaper to conduct.

A

There will be no sampling bias.

B

It's more accurate.

C

It takes less time.

D
b

What are the disadvantages to doing a sample? Select all that apply.

It's less accurate.

A

It takes more time.

B

It is more expensive to conduct.

C

There can be sampling bias.

D
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Peter has chosen to collect information using a census instead of a sample.

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For each of the following, select whether they are a census or a sample.

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For each of the following, select whether they are a census or a sample.

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Outcomes

CC.2.4.7.B.1

Draw inferences about populations based on random sampling concepts.

M07.D-S.1.1.2

Use data from a random sample to draw inferences about a population with an unknown characteristic of interest. Example 1: Estimate the mean word length in a book by randomly sampling words from the book. Example 2: Predict the winner of a school election based on randomly sampled survey data

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