1.

A numerical value used as a summary measure for a sample, such as sample mean, is known as a
a. population parameter
b. sample parameter
c. sample statistic
d. population mean
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: C
2. Since the population size is always larger than the sample size, then the sample statistic
a. can never be larger than the population parameter
b. can never be equal to the population parameter
c. can never be zero
d. can never be smaller than the population parameter
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: E
3. Mu is an example of a
a. population parameter
b. sample statistic
c. population variance
d. mode
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: A
4. The mean of a sample is
a. always equal to the mean of the population
b. always smaller than the mean of the population
c. computed by summing the data values and dividing the sum by (n – 1)
d. computed by summing all the data values and dividing the sum by the number of items
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: D
5. The sum of the percent frequencies for all classes will always equal to
a. one
b. the number of classes
c. the number of items in the study
d. 100
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: D
6. In a five number summary, which of the following is not used for data summarization?
a. the smallest value
b. the largest value
c. the median
d. the 25th percentile
e. the mean
ANSWER: D
7. Since the mode is the most frequently occurring data value, it
a. can never be larger than the mean
b. is always larger than the median
c. is always larger than the mean
d. must have a value of at least two
e. none of the above is correct
 ANSWER: E
8. The following data show the number of hours worked by 200 statistics students. Find theofclass width
Number
for this distribution. Frequency
Hours
a. 9 0- 9 40
b. 10
10 - 19 50
c. 11
20 - 29 70
d. varies from class to class
e. none of the above is correct 30 -39 40
ANSWER: B
9. The following data show the number of hours worked by 200 statistics students. Number
Find theofnumber of
students working 19 hours or less. Frequency
Hours
a. 40 0- 9 40
b. 50 10 - 19 50
c. 90
20 - 29 70
d. cannot determined without the original data
e. none of the above is correct 30 -39 40
ANSWER: C
10. The following data show the number of hours worked by 200 statistics students.Number Find the
of relative
frequency of students working 9 hours or less Frequency
Hours
a. 0.2 0- 9 40
b. 0.45
10 - 19 50
c. 40
20 - 29 70
d. cannot be determined from the information given
e. none of the above is correct 30 -39 40
ANSWER: C
11. The difference between the largest and the smallest data values is the
a. variance
b. interquartile range
c. range
d. coefficient of variation
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: C
12. Which of the following is not a measure of central location?
a. mean
b. median
c. variance
d. mode
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: C
13. If a data set has an even number of observations, the median
a. can not be determined
b. is the average value of the two middle items
c. must be equal to the mean
d. is the average value of the two middle items when all items are arranged in ascending order
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: D
14. The most frequently occurring value of a data set is called the
a. range
 b. mode
c. mean
d. median
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: B
15. In a sample of 800 students in a university, 160, or 20%, are Business majors. Based on the above
information, the school’s paper reported that “20% of all the students at the university are Business
majors.” This report is an example of
a. a sample
b. a population
c. statistical inference
d. descriptive statistics
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: D
16. A statistics professor asked students in a class of their ages. On the basis of this information, the
professor states that the average age of all the students in the university is 21 years. This is an example
of
a. a census
b. descriptive statistics
c. an experiment
d. statistical inference
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: A
17. A researcher has collected the following sample data. The median is
a. 5
5 12 6 8 5
b. 6
c. 7
6 7 5 12 4
d. 8
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: B
18. A researcher has collected the following sample data. The mode is
a. 5
5 12 6 8 5
b. 6
c. 7 6 7 5 12 4
d. 8
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: A
19. A researcher has collected the following sample data. The mean is
a. 5 5 12 6 8 5
b. 6 6 7 5 12 4
c. 7
d. 8
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: C
20. A researcher has collected the following sample data. The range is
a. 1
b. 2 5 12 6 8 5
c. 10 6 7 5 12 4
 d. 12
e. none of the above is correct
ANSWER: E
21. Age is classified as what kind of data
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
ANSWER: D
22. You are interested in how stress affects heart rate in humans. Your dependent variable would be the
_.
a. interest
b. heart rate
c. humans
d. stress
ANSWER: B
23. Gender is categorized as:
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
ANSWER: A
24. A researcher is interested in the travel time of PUP students to school. A group of 50 students is
interviewed. Their mean travel time is 16.7 minutes. For this study the mean of 16.7 is an example of _.
a. parameter
b. statistics
c. population
d. sample
ANSWER: B
25. A researcher is curious about the IQ level of students at the PUPBB. The entire group of students is
an example of a _.
a. parameter
b. statistics
c. population
d. sample
ANSWER: C
26. Statistical techniques that summarize and organize the data are classified as:
a. population statistics
b. sample statistics
c. descriptive statistics
d. inferential statistics
ANSWER: C
27. if a researcher sets a level of significance at 0.05, what does it mean?
a. Five times out of 100, a significant result will be found that is due to chance alone and not to
true relationship.
b. Ninety-five times out of 100, a significant result will be found that is due to chance alone and
not to true relationship.
 c. Five times out of 100, a significant result will be found that is not due to chance, but to true
relationship
d. none of the above
ANSWER: A
28. What does ANOVA stand for?
a. Analysis of values and averages
b. Analysis of variance
c. Analysis of variability
d. Analysis of non-ordinal values
ANSWER: B
29. In 500m speed skating race, time results would be considered an example of which level of
measurement?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
ANSWER: D
30. A researcher studies the factors that determine the number of children of future couples decide to
have. That variable ‘number of children’ is a:
a. discrete
b. continuous
c. categorical
d. ordinal
ANSWER: A

31. A teacher asks students to identify their favorite reality television show. What type of measurement
scale do the different television shows make up?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
ANSWER: A
32. Which of the following sets of scores has the greatest variability or range?
a. 2, 5, 8, 11
b. 13, 13, 13, 13
c. 20, 25, 26, 27
d. 42, 43, 44, 45
ANSWER: A
33. What is the mean for the following scores: 2, 5, 4, 1, 8?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 20
ANSWER: B
34. What is the median for the following scores: 2, 5, 4, 1, 8?
a. 3.5
 b. 4
c. 4.5
d. 7
ANSWER: B
35. What is the mean for the scores: 1, 3, 3, 2, 1?
a. 1.5
b. 3.0
c. 2.9
d. 5.8
ANSWER: C