Chapter 5 vocab Crossword

Systematically favors certain outcomes
Write-in or call-in opinion polls
Selection of whichever individuals are easiest to reach
In every set every individual has an equal opportunity of being picked
A long string of the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
A number that describes the population
A group of people
A number that describes a sample
Represents a subset of manageable size
is consistent, repeated deviation of the sample statistic from the population parameter in the same direction when we take many samples
describes how spread out the values of the sample statis- tic are when we take many samples
Use random sampling to do this
Use a larger sample to do this to an SRS
that sample surveys announce translates sampling variability
has two parts: a margin of error and a level of confi dence
Errors caused by the act of taking a sample
the deviation between the sample statistic and the population parameter caused by chance in selecting a random sample
errors not related to the act of selecting a sample from the population
occurs when some groups in the population are left out of the process of choosing the sample
the failure to obtain data from an individual selected for a sample
A final influence on the results of a sample survey
Distinct groups of individuals
Sample chosen by chance