As part of a statistics project, a teacher brings a bag of marbles containing 500 white marbles and 400 red marbles. She tells the students the bag contains 900 total marbles, and asks her students to determine how many red marbles are in the bag without counting them. A student randomly draws 150 marbles from the bag. Of the 150 marbles, 65 are red. The data collection method can best be described as Clinical study Census Survey or Sample Controlled study The target population consists of The 900 marbles in the bag The 65 red marbles drawn by the student The 150 marbles drawn by the student The 400 red marbles in the bag None of the above The sample consists of The 400 red marbles in the bag The 150 marbles drawn by the student The 900 marbles in the bag The 65 red marbles drawn by the student None of the above Based on the sample, the student would estimate that _____ marbles in the bag were red.

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As part of a statistics project, a teacher brings a bag of marbles containing 500 white marbles and 400 red marbles. She tells the students the bag contains 900 total marbles, and asks her students to determine how many red marbles are in the bag without counting them.

A student randomly draws 150 marbles from the bag. Of the 150 marbles, 65 are red.

The data collection method can best be described as

  • Clinical study
  • Census
  • Survey or Sample
  • Controlled study



The target population consists of

  • The 900 marbles in the bag
  • The 65 red marbles drawn by the student
  • The 150 marbles drawn by the student
  • The 400 red marbles in the bag
  • None of the above



The sample consists of

  • The 400 red marbles in the bag
  • The 150 marbles drawn by the student
  • The 900 marbles in the bag
  • The 65 red marbles drawn by the student
  • None of the above



Based on the sample, the student would estimate that _____ marbles in the bag were red.

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