Which of

the
following
statement
s is true
regarding
a sample?
A.
B.
C.
D.

It is a part of population (Your Answer)

It must contain at least five observations
It refers to descriptive statistics
All of the above are correct

Correct

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2) A qualitative variable
A. Always refers to a sample
B. Is not numeric (Your Answer)
C. Has only two possible outcomes
D. All of the above are correct
Correct
3)

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The ordinal scale of measurement

A. Has a meaningful zero point
B. Is based on ranks (Your Answer)
C. Cannot assume negative values
D. All of the above

Correct
4) The ratio scale of measurement
A. Usually involves ranking
B. Cannot assume negative values
C. Has a meaningful zero point (Your Answer)
D. Is usually based on counting

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5)

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The science of statistics includes which of the following:

A.
B.
C.
D.

Organizing data
Presenting data
Interpreting data (Your Answer)
All of the above (Correct Answer)
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6) In descriptive statistics our main objective is to
A. Describe the population
B. Describe the data we collected (Correct Answer)
C. Infer something about the population (Your Answer)
D. Compute an average
Correct
7)

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Which of the following are examples of continuous

variables?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Birth weight of babies

Distance between tollbooths on the New Jersey Turnpike
Age of the CEOs of the Fortune 500 companies
All of the above (Your Answer)

Incorrect

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8) A discrete variable is
A. An example of a qualitative variable
B. Can assume only whole number values (Correct Answer)
C. Can assume only certain clearly separated values (Your Answer)
D. Cannot be negative

Correct
9)

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Which of the following statements is true regarding a

population?
A. It must be a large number of values
B. It must refer to people
C. It is a collection individuals, objects, or measurements
(Your Answer)

D. None of the above

Correct
10) A nominal scale variable is
A. Usually the result of counting something (Your Answer)
B. Has a meaningful zero point
C. May assume negative values
D. Cannot have more than two categories

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