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Gen Exam CH 1 SOLUTION
Gen Exam CH 1 SOLUTION
2) Fill in the missing words to the quote: “Statistical methods may be described as methods for
drawing conclusions about _________ based on ______________ computed from
the__________ .”
A populations, parameters, B parameters, C statistics, samples,
3) ______________
samples Sampling is usedstatistics,
when thesamples
population is large and divided
population s into subgroups and a
D statistics, populations, samples E Others specify
population based on
statistics computed from
the samples
random sample is selected from each subgroup
A Random B Cluster C Stratified
D Systematic E Others specify---------
11) You asked eight of your classmates the score they received on the last
statistics exam. The average of these eight scores was found to be 65. On the
basis of this information, you stated that the average test score for the entire class
was less than 70. This is an example of what major branch of statistics?
a.Sample
b.Parameter
c.Descriptive statistics
d.Inferential statistics
e.Not mentioned
12) The summaries of data, which may be tabular, graphical, or numerical, are
referred to as
A) inferential statistics
B) report generation
C) statistical inference
D) descriptive statistics
E) Not mentioned
A) Descriptive statistics.
B) Inferential statistics.
C) Populations.
D) Samples.
20) At a local community college, five statistics classes are randomly selected and
all of the students from each class are interviewed. What sampling technique is
used?
(a) cluster
(b) random
(c) systematic
(d) stratified
A. Independent, dependent
B. Sample, statistics
C. Dependent, independent
D. Population, parameter
22) Consider the following statement concerned with the collection of data, and
determine the best selection of terms to complete the statement: “The entire
group of objects or people about which information is wanted is called the
__________ . The _________is the part that is actually examined in order to
gather information. Each individual in the group is called _____________.”
24) Parking at a large university has become a very big problem. University
administrators are interested in determining the average parking time (e.g. the
time it takes a student to find a parking spot) of its students. An administrator
inconspicuously followed 230 students and carefully recorded their parking
times. Identify the population of interest to the university administration
a) the parking times of the entire set of students that park at the university
b) the entire set of faculty, staff, and students that park at the university
c) the parking times of the 230 students from whom the data were collected
d) the students that park at the university between 9 and 10 AM on Wednesdays
25) A researcher for an airline interviews all of the passengers on five randomly
selected flights. What sampling technique is used?
(e) cluster
(f) random
(g) systematic
(h) stratified
30)A bank asks customers to evaluate the customer service as excellent, good, average,
or poor. Which level of measurement is this classification?
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
Q2) Part 1) Indicate which of the following discrete measurements are and which
continuous measurements are:
Discrete Continuous
__o____ _________ a) number of foreign students in each statistics class
__0____ _________ b) number of left-handed people on basketball teams
______ _____0____ c) life of a Duracell battery
______ _____0____ d) mileage of Toyota cars
______ _____0____ e) time to complete a Marathon
Inferential Statistics uses methods that generalize results obtained from a sample to
5. the population and measure the reliability of the results.