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Presidential Election of 1860 — Unit test Answers

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A student wants to find the answer to the question “What is the most popular restaurant in Bedford?” He asks 20 randomly selected customers at one local restaurant. Which best describes the accuracy of the results of the survey?

A
The survey results will be accurate since the sample was chosen randomly.
B
The survey results will be inaccurate since the entire population should have been surveyed.
C
The survey results will be inaccurate since the entire sample of the population was eating at the same restaurant.
D
The survey results will be accurate since the sample represents the population and the population is the target of the survey.
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Researchers call random radio listeners on the phone to rank five different popular songs. This research helps radio stations decide which songs to play more often. This method of gathering data is classified as

A
a census.
B
a sample survey.
C
an experiment.
D
an observational study.
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Which method of gathering data will be most effective in learning how diet and fitness choices affect long-term health?

A
an experiment
B
an observational study
C
a sample survey
D
a census
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Kelvin and Lewie each design surveys in order to determine the average number of people who buy food at the mall. Kelvin surveys every other person leaving the food area. Lewie surveys every fifth person leaving the mall’s main entrance. Which set of survey results is most likely to show biased results for people who buy food at the mall?

A
Kelvin’s because he surveyed people leaving an area where food is sold
B
Kelvin’s because he surveyed every other person instead of every fifth person
C
Lewie’s because he surveyed every fifth person instead of every other person
D
Lewie’s because he surveyed people who may or may not have bought food
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Students at Hampton Middle School sold T-shirts as a school fundraiser. Sylvie asked 12 random seventh-grade students how many T-shirts they sold for the fundraiser. The number of T-shirts each student sold is listed below.3, 4, 8, 5, 2, 5, 0, 5, 3, 4, 3, 7What is the mean of the data set rounded to the nearest tenth?

A
4.0 shirts
B
4.1 shirts
C
4.5 shirts
D
4.9 shirts

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