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A survey is targeted at 12-year-old children. Which questions are appropriate for the population? Select two options.

A
What year did you graduate high school?
B
What color was your first car?
C
Where is your favorite vacation spot?
D
What is the last book you read?
E
Should taxes be increased to fund a new park?
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A landscaper wants to find the answer to the question “How much time do people in Raleigh, North Carolina, spend doing yard work in one week?” He asks the owners of all 120 houses in a Raleigh neighborhood. Which best describes the accuracy of the results of the survey?

A
The survey results will be inaccurate because lawns in one neighborhood do not represent all types of lawns in a large city.
B
The survey results will be inaccurate because the entire population of Raleigh should have been surveyed.
C
The survey results will be accurate because the sample represents the population and the population is the target of the survey.
D
The survey results will be accurate because the sample size was large enough to represent the population.
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A seventh-grade teacher asks her students a survey question. Which questions are appropriate for the teacher to ask her population? Select three options.

A
What type of car do you drive?
B
How many hours of sleep do you get per night?
C
On average, how long does it take you to complete your homework?
D
What time do you leave for school in the morning?
E
Who did you vote for in the last presidential election?
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A dance student wants to know the favorite type of dance class for students at The Dance Academy. She surveys each student in her ballet class. In which way could the results of her survey be most improved?

A
She could sample an equal number of students in each type of dance class.
B
She could sample a proportional number of students in each type of dance class.
C
She could sample one student in each type of dance class.
D
She could sample one teacher from each type of dance class.
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Emily wants to find out if the carpool line around her school causes too much traffic on neighborhood roads. Which is a valid sample for her survey?

A
25 teachers at the school
B
25 families living near the school
C
25 students waiting for carpool rides
D
25 parents of students who ride the bus to and from school
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A seventh-grade teacher asks her students a survey question. Which questions are appropriate for the teacher to ask her population? Select three options.

A
What type of car do you drive?
B
How many hours of sleep do you get per night?
C
On average, how long does it take you to complete your homework?
D
What time do you leave for school in the morning?
E
Who did you vote for in the last presidential election?
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An insurance company is trying to determine the number of phone calls made weekly while driving. Which best describes the population?

A
cell phone owners
B
people over the age of 16
C
licensed drivers who own cell phones
D
licensed drivers who make calls while driving

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