POPULATIONS AND SAMPLES

WARM UPS

#1 Jaoquin is ordering 5 identical sandwiches and a bag of chips. The bag of chips costs $1.25 and the entire order costs $38.75. Write an equation you can use to find the price of a sandwich.

#2 Charlene is a writer who is going on a trip. She has brought several copies of her latest book in her suitcase. The suitcase itself weighs 5 pounds and each book weighs 3 pounds. If her full suitcase can weigh no more than 50 pounds, how many books can she bring? (Hint: This is an inequality problem.)

Write an equation/inequality and solve. No calculators.

WARM UPS

#1 Jaoquin is ordering 5 identical sandwiches and a bag of chips. The bag of chips costs $1.25 and the entire order costs $38.75. Write an equation you can use to find the price of a sandwich.

One sandwich costs $7.50.

WARM UPS

#2 Charlene is a writer who is going on a trip. She has brought several copies of her latest book in her suitcase. The suitcase itself weighs 5 pounds and each book weighs 3 pounds. If her full suitcase can weigh no more than 50 pounds, how many books can she bring? (Hint: This is an inequality problem.)

Each book can weight at most 15 pounds.

Populations and Samples

Population: A group, entire group of objects, individuals or events.

Sample: A part of the population.

Random Sample: A sample in which every person, object, or event has an EQUAL chance of being selected.

Biased Sample: A sample that does not accurately represent the population.

For both examples, identify the population (who is the group that she wants to know about?) Determine whether each sample is random or biased.

Example #1Roberto wants to know the favorite sport of adults in his hometown. He surveys 50 adults at a baseball game.

Example #2Paula wants to know the favorite type of music for students in her class. She puts the names of all students in a hat, draws 8 names, and surveys those students.

Population: Adults in Robert’s hometown.

Sample: Biased. People who don’t like baseball will not be represented in the sample.

Population: Students in Paula’s class.

Sample: Random. Each student has an equal chance of being selected.

Yes, every employee had an EQUAL chance of being selected.

Bias in Survey Questions

Make sure that they survey questions do not sway people to respond a certain way.

In Madison County, residents were surveyed about a new skateboard park. Determine whether each survey question may be biased. Explain.

Example #1Would you like to waste the taxpayers money to build a frivolous skateboard park?

Example #2Do you favor a new skateboard park?

Example #3Studies have shown that having a safe place to go keeps kids out of trouble. Would you like to invest taxpayers money to build a skateboard park?

Biased. It discourages residents from saying yes to a new sports park by implying it is a waste of money.

Not biased. It does not include an opinion on the skateboard park.

Biased. It leads people to say yes because it mentions having a safe place for kids to go and stay out of trouble.

Biased because cats are suggested.

Not biased because it does not lead people to pick a particular season.

CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK:GO MATH! P. 315 #6-14.

QUIZ ON FRIDAY APRIL 24Populations, Samples and Inferences (10.1 & 10.2)