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Read the idea, work independently, then explain what changed.

TOPIC 01

Statistics: mixed assessment

A mixed assessment: identify the method, justify it and revise your reasoning.

What you will be able to explain

  • Connect the chapter skills without relying on the order of the exercises.

Try it. Leave your reasoning visible.

Use one hint at a time. A correction explains what changed, not just the final answer.

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A voluntary web poll receives 20k replies. Does the large reply count remove self-selection bias?

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  • Use the domain, units and sampling assumptions stated in the question.
Skills and prerequisite lessons

Working and explanation

BUILD THE REASONING

Hint 1
Identify the population and sampling mechanism before scaling counts.
Hint 2
Separate precision from representativeness.
Worked solution
  1. Identify the population and sampling mechanism before scaling counts.

  2. Calculate or simplify this relation.

    large n⇏representative sample\text{large }n\not\Rightarrow\text{representative sample}
  3. A large biased sample can remain systematically misleading.

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Checks and common pitfalls: A large biased sample can remain systematically misleading.

Reasoning checklist · self / teacher assessment
  • State the relevant definition, condition or model.
  • Show a valid calculation, proof or counterexample.
  • Interpret the conclusion with its restrictions.

Think first. Reveal a hint when the class is ready.

Focus on one question

Teacher preparation and assessment

Question sequence

  • Ask students to name the relevant condition before calculating.

Board plan

  • Compare valid methods and annotate their conditions.

Anticipated thinking

  • A correct final value may still hide a missing assumption.

Assessment checklist

  • Check the method, conditions, reasoning and interpretation separately.

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