Prelim Exam

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1.) In an experiment, the investigator does not modify the environment and does not control the process being
observed.
a.) True b.) False

2.) Statistics are typically used to describe

a.) a population. b.) a picture. c.) a graph. d.) a sample.

3.) Data that has been collected from a population is called

a.) a population b.) a statistic c.) a sample d.) a graph.

4.) Inferential statistics refers to which of the following?

a.) The presentation of sample data.
b.) The collection of sample data.
c.) The description of sample data.
d.) The interpretation of the data to make decisions about the population.

5.) A local grocery store recorded the age of a sample of 40 customers who purchased groceries at their store.
What data is being collected in this study?
a.) The number of customers who enter the grocery store. b.) The age of the customer.
c.) How much money they spent on groceries. d.) The type of groceries they bought.

6.) Where can you find statistics being reported?

a.) All of these answers b.) on the television c.) in a classroom d.) in a newspaper

7.) Which of the following statements is NOT descriptive in nature?

a.) 52% of the school age children surveyed prefer pizza to hot dogs.
b.) 52% of all school age children prefer pizza to hot dogs.
c.) 25 school age children were surveyed for their preference of pizza or hot dogs.
d.) The average age of the children surveyed was eleven.

8.) Statistics is best defined as

a.) the science of collecting
b.) the science of interpreting
c.) the science of describing data
d.) all of these answers

9.) A student counted the number of people who crossed an intersection in a one-hour period. She found that 12
people crossed the road during the one-hour period. She is interested in the number of people that would
typically cross this intersection in a 12-hour day. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a.) The population consists of the 12 people who crossed the road in the 12-hour period.
b.) The sample consists of all the people who cross the road in a 12-hour day.
c.) The sample consists of the 12 people who she observed crossing the road in a one-hour period.
d.) The population is the 12-hour day.

10.)
What information is being collected? Is the information descriptive or inferential?
a.) The information being collected is the number of subjects and the information is inferential.
b.) The information being collected is the number of subjects and the information is descriptive.
c.) The information being collected is height and weight and the information is descriptive.
d.) The information being collected is height and weight and the information is inferential.

11.) A population is defined as

a.) the complete collection of individuals or objects that are of interest.
b.) a characteristic of an individual element.
c.) a planned activity whose results yield a set of data.
d.) a sample of the individuals or objects that are of interest

12.) Which of the following is FALSE?

a.) A parameter is a numerical value summarizing all the data of an entire population.
b.) For every parameter there is a corresponding sample statistic.
c.) A statistic is a numerical value summarizing the population data.
d.) A variable is a characteristic of interest about each individual element of a population or sample.

13.) Which of the following variables is qualitative?

a.) exam score b.) distance to school c.) height of a person d.) zip code

14.) Which of the following is NOT true with respect to a nominal variable?
a.) It is a variable that categorizes an element of a population.
b.) Order can be assigned to the categories of a nominal variable.
c.) It is qualitative variable
d.) Arithmetic operations are not meaningful for data resulting from a nominal variable.

15.) A survey was conducted to determine how satisfied individuals where with respect to their dining
experience at a local restaurant. The data recorded was level of satisfaction (0-not satisfied, 1-somewhat
dissatisfied, 2-satisfied, 3-very satisfied). The variable recorded is an example of what type of variable?
a.) a population variable.
b.) a quantitative variable.
c.) a continuous variable
d.) an ordinal variable.

16.) A dealership sends a survey for customer satisfaction to people who purchase a vehicle from them. The
returned surveys are used to allocate bonuses to the respective salespeople. Is this a good method for collecting
customer satisfaction data? Why or why not.
a.) No, this will provide a biased sample, as there are many reasons individuals may or may not return a
mailed survey.
b.) No, this will provide an unbiased sample, as there are many reasons individuals may or may not return a
mailed survey.
c.) Yes, this will provide an unbiased sample.
d.) No, this will provide an unbiased sample.

17.) The United States conducts a census every ten years of its citizens. Which of the following is NOT true
regarding a census?
a.) A census can be conducted quickly and is relatively inexpensive.
b.) A census is seldom used.
c.) A census is a measure of the population.
d.) A census is a 100% survey.
18.) The city would like to conduct a study of the local political views of its residents. Since it would be too
costly to call every person listed in the phone book they decide to call every 10 th phone number. What type of
sample would this represent?
a.) a judgment sample
b.) a simple random sample
c.) a probability sample
d.) a systematic sample

18.) A sampling frame is a list of the elements from which the population is drawn.
a.) True b.) False

19.) A study is done to determine the average amount of television watched per week by California
children. What is the phrase, “average amount of television watched per week by California children”,
describing?
a.) data b.) statistic c.) parameter d.) variable

20.) How should you classify data from the following: What are the names of colleges you have
attended?
a.) quantitative – continuous b.) quantitative – discrete c.) qualitative

21.) How should you classify data from the following? What is the number of times during the summer that you
go to the beach?
a.) quantitative – continuous b.) quantitative – discrete c.) qualitative

22.) How should you classify data from the following: What is your weight?
a.) quantitative – continuous b.) quantitative – discrete c.) qualitative

23.) A study is done to determine the average salary for all Santa Clara County nurses. If we were to pick the
Valley Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, and Saint Louise Hospital in Santa Clara County and average
together the salaries of all nurses, would this be a
a.) bad sampling technique? b.) good sampling technique ?

24.) A study is done to determine the average amount of television watched per week by California children.
What is the phrase, "the average amount of television watched per week by California children in a random
survey", describing?
a.) sample b.) variable c.) statistic d.) data

25.) Determine the sampling technique. A medical researcher does a random survey of 100 female doctors and
100 male doctors.
a.) stratified b.) systematic c.) simple random d.) cluster

1. Simplify, leaving your answer as a polynomial.

4 3
a.  (2x + i)2 b.  (x – y + 3)3
i=2 y=1