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Research suggests that students could benefit from later school starting times. A school administrative team is considering a proposal to move the starting time of the local schools one hour later than the current start time. To measure interest in the proposal, members of the team randomly select subjects attending a large high school soccer tournament played on the high school grounds on a Saturday morning. The team finds that 58% of those surveyed support a later high school start time. Which type of bias is most likely to be present in the survey results?

A
This is undercoverage bias because adults with older children are more likely to be included in the sample.
B
This is question wording bias because the phrasing of the later start times question may be confusing to some subjects.
C
This is nonresponse bias because some of those selected may choose to not provide their opinion on later start times.
D
This is voluntary response bias because vocal supporters of later start times will be more likely to offer their opinion.
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Aeronautical researchers have developed three different processes to pack a parachute. They want to compare the different processes in terms of time to deploy and reliability. There are 1,200 objects that they can drop with a parachute from a plane. Using a table of random digits, the researchers will randomly place the 1,200 items into three equally sized treatment groups suitable for comparison.

A
Randomly number each item with 1, 2, or 3. Assign the items labeled 1 to the process 1 group, assign the items labeled 2 to the process 2 group, and assign the items labeled 3 to the process 3 group.
B
Number each item from 1 to 1,200. Reading from left to right from a table of random digits, identify 800 unique numbers from 1 to 1,200. Assign the items with labels in the first 400 numbers to the process 1 group. Assign the items with labels in the second 400 numbers to the process 2 group. Assign the remaining items to the process 3 group.
C
Number each item from 0000 to 1199. Reading from left to right on a random number table, identify 800 unique four-digit numbers from 0000 to 1199. Assign the items with labels in the first 400 numbers to the process 1 group. Assign the items with labels in the second 400 numbers to the process 2 group. Assign the remaining items to the process 3 group.
D
Select an item, and identify the first digit reading from left to right on a random number table. If the first digit is a 1, 2, or 3, assign the item to the process 1 group. If the first digit is a 4, 5, or 6, assign the item to the process 2 group. If the first digit is a 7, 8, or 9, assign the item to the process 3 group. If the first digit is a 0, skip that digit and move to the next one to assign the item to a group. Repeat this process for each item.
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Kira looked through online census information to determine the average number of people living in the homes in her city. What is true about Kira’s data collection?

A
Kira used an observational study where the data is qualitative.
B
Kira used an observational study where the data is quantitative.
C
Kira used published data that is qualitative.
D
Kira used published data that is quantitative.
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A biologist wonders if the life span of bats will be affected by two new food sources from invasive species moving into an area. To conduct the experiment, the biologist needs three treatment groups: a group where the diet will not include invasive species (control), a group where the diet will include one invasive species (treatment group 1), and another group where the diet will include the other invasive species (treatment group 2). The biologist chooses the first cloud-free night and catches the first 18 bats that fly out of a cave, placing them into three equal groups of six bats. To decide the treatment for each group, the biologist places three slips of paper labeled control, treatment group 1, and treatment group 2 in a hat and randomly selects 2 slips of paper. The first piece of paper gives the treatment for the first group, the second piece of paper gives the treatment for the second group, and the remaining treatment is given to the third group.

A
The biologist did not use proper labeling on the pieces of paper.
B
The biologist did not use the appropriate number of treatment groups.
C
The biologist did not randomly assign the individual bats to the treatment groups.
D
The biologist did not randomly choose the weather on the night for bat capture.
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Sal recorded the number of crackers in each snack-sized package he opened.Which statement must be true according to the box plot?

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A
The data is symmetric, and the lowest number of crackers in a package was 7.
B
The data is symmetric, and the lowest number of crackers in a package was 8.
C
The data is skewed, and the lowest number of crackers in a package was 7.
D
The data is skewed, and the lowest number of crackers in a package was 8.

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