Unit 7. Day 4.
We want information on a large population. We don’t/can’t check everything/everybody Q: What do we do? A: We take a sample of the population REPRESENTATIVE Random selection from the larger population Using a goldilocks amount Q: Why is it important that the selection is random? A: “Random sampling tends to produce representative samples and support valid inferences”
Ballot Activity Step 1: Who wins (each election) in your tiny sample? Step 2: Who wins (each election) in your medium sample? Step 3: Who wins (each election) in your large (class) sample? Step 4: Who wins (each election) in the population?