Sophia Learning
Sophia: Biased Sampling Methods
Discover the types of sampling methods and explore what biased sampling is. Take a quiz to assess knowledge.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Biased Sampling Methods
Determine what a biased sample is and the types of sampling methods used. Complete the quiz to assess learning.
Web Center for Social Research Methods
Research Methods Knowledge Base: Sampling in Research
Site discusses the use of sampling in research. The key statistical terms used in sampling are linked for the user to quickly find definitions. The major concepts of probability and nonprobability are also highlighted.
Other
University at Albany: Populations and Samples: The Principle of Generalization
This resource explains what generalization is in statistics, its advantages and disadvantages, and problems that can occur, e.g., sample or response bias. Includes detailed examples of sampling error and sample bias.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Sampling and Bias
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understanding bias in surveys and samples.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Statistics: Reducing Bias in Sampling
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept introduces students to methods for reducing bias.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Samples and Surveys
Get independent practice working with samples and surveys. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Sampling and Misleading Graphs
Teachers can use Smart Exchange to download a SMART Notebook lesson covering the topic of sampling and misleading graphs.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Statistics and Probability
The online test demonstrates knowledge of the concepts used in Algebra I. The multiple choice questions assess students on statistics and probability. Topics include biases, samples, and surveys.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Mac Neil Lehrer Productions: Sampling Bias, Ca Recall
In this lesson plan, learners are exposed to the different types of political samples, given lists of election data and asked to differentiate between the samples, and informed as to the sources of bias in samples. In addition to...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S Ic Why Randomize?
The exercise demonstrates that judgment (non-random) samples tend to be biased in the sense that they produce samples that are not balanced with respect to the population characteristics of interest. Students will estimate the mean...
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Data: Practical Ways to Carry Out a Survey
Students learn about the concept of taking a survey by exploring a tutorial. They can then test their knowledge by taking a ten question assessment that increases in difficulty as they correctly answer questions.