Checkpoint: Sampling Methods Solutions
Name the probability sampling method and the population.
Ms. Guthrie wants to know how much time students spend doing homework each night. She makes a list of all 150 students in her classes, arranges them alphabetically, picks a random starting point, and then selects every tenth student on the list to survey.
Systematic sample
Population: all of Ms. Guthrie’s students
Note
Q: Why is this not a stratified sample?
A: Because the classes are not divided into smaller representative groups.