MODULE 10

Ready to Go On?
1. The population is the customers in the company’s
computer database. The sample is biased because
the customers surveyed are more likely to value their
service.
number of students who speak 3 or more languages
2. __________________________________________
size of sample
= total number of students
____________________
size of population
x
18 = ______
____
270 30,330
337
18 ⋅ ____
x
3 = ______
________
337
270 ⋅ ____ 30,330
3
2,022
______ x
= ______
30,330 30,330
x = 2,022
About 2,022 students speak three or more
languages.
3. Two of the random numbers, 13 and 167, represent
defective MP3 players.
simulated defective players defective players
______________________ = ______________
size of simulation shipment
x
2 = _____
___
10 5,000
2 · 500 = _____
_______ x
10 · 500 5,000
= x
1,000 _____
_____
5,000 5,000
x = 1,000
Based on the sample, about 1,000 MP3 players are
defective.
4. No; the sample is too small compared to the size of
the shipment.
5. Sample answer: You can make predictions about
populations that are too large to survey.

Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

All rights reserved.
73