Quiz 1 (Group 4)

Introduction to Statistics
Answer the following.
1. Discuss possible application of statistics in your respective field of study.
2. For each situation below, identify the variable, its attribute of object they classify, its level
of measurement and indicate whether it is a discrete or continuous. Also, decide whether
the statement is an application of descriptive statistics or inferential statistics.
a. A newspaper article reports the average salaries of appointed heads of national
government offices from data collected on all national government offices.
Variable ____________________ attribute of object they classify ___________________
Level of measurement____________ continuity of values__________________
b. Sample data obtained from a nationwide poll was used to estimate the chance of
winning of a certain vice-presidential candidate in the May 2016 elections.
Variable ____________________ attribute of object they classify ___________________
Level of measurement____________ continuity of values__________________
3. Indicate which of the following statements refer to population or sample.
a. A group of 25 students selected to test a new teaching technique. ____________
b. The total number of machines produced by a factory in one week____________
4. Identify each of the following variables as qualitative or quantitative variable:
a. The days absent from school ____________
b. Marital status ____________
c. The number of houses owned ____________
d. The monthly water bills ____________
e. The number of students who fail in statistics ____________
5. Identify each of the following variables as (a) qualitative or quantitative and indicate either
it falls into (b) continuous or discrete variable.
a. Weight in pounds ____________ ____________
b. Intelligent quotient ____________ ____________
c. Height of a child ____________ ____________
d. School grade ____________ ____________
e. Average grade in Statistics ____________ ____________
6. For each of the following statements below, decide whether it belongs to the field of
descriptive statistics or inferential statistics. State a reason for each of your answers.
a. A car manufacturer wishes to estimate the average lifetime of batteries by testing a
sample of 50 batteries. ___________
b. Last semester, the ages of students at a certain university ranged from 17 to 25 years
old. ____________
c. Based on the sur vey conducted by the National Statistics Office, it is
estimated that 24% of unemployed people are women.
7. Determine whether each statement is true or false. Write your answer on the blank.
a. Last year’s total number of students in JRMSU System was 5,900. This is an
example of an inferential statistics. ____________
b. Data classified into color are measured using nominal scale. ____________
c. Variables are the values that the data can assume. ____________
d. The number of vacation leaves availed by an employee per year is an example of
ratio variable. ____________