3. Collecting Data

Potential Problems With Sampling — Quiz

Test your understanding of potential problems with sampling with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

A radio station asks listeners to call in and vote on a new song. What type of sampling problem is most likely to occur?

Question 2

A survey about student opinions is given only to students sitting in the cafeteria at lunch. What is the main problem with this sample?

Question 3

A school wants to estimate the average number of hours students sleep each night, but it surveys only students on the varsity basketball team. Which problem is most likely?

Question 4

A pollster selects 500 people for a survey, but many of them do not answer. The people who do not answer are different from those who do answer. What problem is this?

Question 5

In sampling, what is a sampling frame?