Identify which type of sampling is being used.  The name of each contestant is written on a separate card, the cards are placed in a bag and three names are picked from the bag

What is wu wei?

For the study described below, identify the sample. A bank manager wants to know the average amount of time customers of his bank have to wait in line.  300 customers were polled and asked their average wait time at the bank.  27 of the 300 were extremely dissatisfied with the amount of time they had had to wait in line in recent months.

Use the compound interest formula to determine the accumulated balance after $4500 is deposited at an APR of 5% with monthly compounding for 5 years.

Identify as qualitative or quantitative data:        Heights of individuals in meters

The population of Placerville grew from 4150 in 1980 to 6720 in 2000.  Find the absolute change and then find the relative change.  Round answers to the nearest tenth if necessary.

_______________ is interest paid only on the original principal, and not on any interest added at later dates.  

Find the mean for the given data.        17, 15, 11, 17, 10

_______________ growth occurs when a quantity grows by the same relative amount in each unit of time.

A researcher wishes to determine the percentage of voters in a town who favor stronger environmental laws.  Which of the following would be the most representative sample?