As part of a statistics project, a teacher brings a bag of marbles containing 700 white marbles and 300 red marbles. She tells the students the bag contains 1000 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, 43 are red. The data collection method can best be described as Clinical study Controlled study Census Survey Correct The target population consists of The 150 marbles drawn by the student The 300 red marbles in the bag The 1000 marbles in the bag The 43 red marbles drawn by the student None of the above Correct The sample consists of The 1000 marbles in the bag The 300 red marbles in the bag The 150 marbles drawn by the student The 43 red marbles drawn by the student None of the above Correct I got everything correct I just need this last part!  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 700 white marbles and 300 red marbles. She tells the students the bag contains 1000 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, 43 are red.

The data collection method can best be described as

  • Clinical study
  • Controlled study
  • Census
  • Survey
Correct



The target population consists of

  • The 150 marbles drawn by the student
  • The 300 red marbles in the bag
  • The 1000 marbles in the bag
  • The 43 red marbles drawn by the student
  • None of the above
Correct



The sample consists of

  • The 1000 marbles in the bag
  • The 300 red marbles in the bag
  • The 150 marbles drawn by the student
  • The 43 red marbles drawn by the student
  • None of the above
Correct

I got everything correct I just need this last part! 

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

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