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Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data CCSS: 7.SP.A.1
A local newspaper of a small town wants to find out if the mayor of the town is popular with its citizens. Which of the following samples should be used by the newspaper?
  1. A random sample of people from the mayor's political party
  2. A random sample of people selected from all adult citizens of the town
  3. A random sample of people selected from all people registered with a political party
  4. A random sample of people selected from all middle class citizens of the town
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data
The temperature increased 4 degrees in 1 hour.
  1. qualitative data
  2. quantitative data
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data
The volume of the mixture is 43 mL.
  1. qualitative data
  2. quantitative observation
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data
Sprinters run faster than distance runners.
  1. qualitative data
  2. quantitative data
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data CCSS: 7.SP.A.1
Which of the following would be the best way to estimate the average number of songs a seventh grade student in your school downloads each month?
  1. Survey 25 sixth grade students in your school.
  2. Survey 2 seventh grade students in your school.
  3. Survey half of the seventh grade students in your school.
  4. Survey 100 seventh grade students from two middle schools.
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data
More students play trumpet than play saxophone.
  1. qualitative data
  2. quantitative data
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data CCSS: 7.SP.A.1
Each person or object in a population has an equally likely chance of being selected is this type of sampling method.
  1. Random
  2. Self-Selected
  3. Systematic
  4. Convenience
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data
Cassie earned 93% on her math quiz.
  1. qualitative data
  2. quantitative data
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data CCSS: 7.SP.A.1
Why is a random sample more likely to provide the most accurate results?
  1. Because it can represent more people
  2. Because the randomization causes balance
  3. Because it eliminates the possibility of bias
  4. Because samples are short and sweet
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data CCSS: 7.SP.A.1
Mikey wants to estimate the number of students in his school who participate in a sport. Which of the following would be a random sampling method?
  1. He surveys the students in chorus.
  2. He surveys 20 eighth grade students.
  3. He surveys the students on the basketball team.
  4. He surveys 50 students during each of the lunch periods.
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data
45% of workers earn above minimum wage.
  1. qualitative data
  2. quantitative data
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data
The majority of students enjoy recess.
  1. qualitative data
  2. quantitative data
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data CCSS: 7.SP.A.1
The student council needs to estimate the number of students who plan to attend the seventh grade dance on Friday. Which of the following would be the most representative method for the student council to survey the students?
  1. ask their best friends if they plan on going to the dance
  2. ask all of the students in the 7th grade if they plan on going to the dance
  3. ask half of the students in the middle school if they plan on going to the dance
  4. ask 5 students from each of the 7th grade homerooms if they plan on going to the dance
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data CCSS: 7.SP.A.1
A interviewer is trying to prove a point for his video. If he interviews 2 people in total, will he have an accurate representation of the opinions of a group of 200 people?
  1. Only if he chose people who were not biased
  2. Only if he picked the 2 people at random
  3. Yes, 2 people can speak for any population
  4. No, the sample is too small to be reliable
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data CCSS: 7.SP.B.3
Line plots for two sets of data are shown.
Line Plot 2
Line Plot 4
Which statement is true for the two sets of data?
  1. both have the same range
  2. both have the same mean
  3. both have the same median
  4. none of the above
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data
The cake recipe requires 3 cups of flour.
  1. qualitative data
  2. quantitative data
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data CCSS: 7.SP.A.1
A team of scientists is trying to find out what percentage of people in the United States have a little known medical condition. Which of the following sample groups is likely to be biased?
  1. A simple random sample of 2,000 subjects
  2. A convenience sample of 2,000 subjects
  3. A stratified random sample of 1,500 subjects
  4. A systematic random sample of 3,000 subjects
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data CCSS: 7.SP.B.3
The line plots show the number of books read by the students in Mr. Murray's class and Ms. Stein's class.

Mr. Murray's Class:Line Plot 4
Ms. Stein's Class: Line Plot 3

Which statement best compares the median number of books read by the students in each class?
  1. The median number of books read by Mr. Murray's class is 3 more than the median number of books read by Ms. Stein's class.
  2. The median number of books read by Ms. Stein's class is 3 more than the median number of books read by Mr. Murray's class.
  3. The median number of books read by Mr. Murray's class is 5 more than the median number of books read by Ms. Stein's class.
  4. The median number of books read by Ms. Stein's class is 5 more than the median number of books read by Mr. Murray's class.
Grade 7 Collecting and Interpreting Data CCSS: 7.SP.A.1
When easy to reach members of a population are selected it is this method of sampling.
  1. Self-Selected
  2. Random
  3. Systematic
  4. Convenience
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