Population and Sample Worksheet
A Grade 9 Math worksheet covering concepts of population and sample in statistics, including identification and types of sampling methods.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work where applicable. This worksheet covers the concepts of population and sample in statistics.
1. A is the entire group of individuals or objects about which information is desired.
2. A is a subset of the population from which information is actually obtained.
3. The process of selecting a subset of individuals from a larger group is called .
4. When every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected, it is called a sample.
1. A researcher wants to study the average height of all Grade 9 students in a country. What is the population in this study?
The researcher
All Grade 9 students in the country
A group of 50 Grade 9 students
The average height measurement
1. A school newspaper wants to determine the most popular sport among students. They survey 100 students by standing at the main entrance and asking every 10th student who walks in. Identify the population and the sample in this scenario.
2. Explain why taking a census of an entire population can be difficult or impossible in some situations.
1. A sample is always larger than the population.
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