ASSESSMENT 2

Name: Nicole Kate M. Porras Score:

Course/Yr/Section: 2 BSMA B Date: February 20, 2021

A. What type of measure scale is being used? Nominal, Ordinal, Interval or Ratio.
Ordinal 1. High school men soccer players classified by their athletic ability: Superior,
Average, Above average.
Interval 2. Baking temperatures for various main dishes: 350, 400, 325, 250, 300
Nominal 3. The colors of crayons in a 24-crayon box.
Nominal 4. Social security numbers.
Ratio 5. Incomes measured in dollars
Ordinal 6. A satisfaction survey of a social website by number: 1 = very satisfied, 2 =
somewhat satisfied, 3 =not satisfied.
Nominal 7. Political outlook: extreme left, left-of-center, right-of-center, extreme right.
Interval 8. Time of day on an analog watch.
Ratio 9. The distance in miles to the closest grocery store.
Interval 10. The dates 1066, 1492, 1644, 1947, 1944.
Ratio 11. The heights of 21 - 65 year-old women.
Ordinal 12. Common letter grades A, B, C, D, F.

B. Indicate whether quantitative data are continuous or discrete.

Quantitative- Discrete 1. The number of pairs of shoes you own.

Qualitative 2. The type of car you drive.
Qualitative 3. Where you go on vacation.
Quantitative- continuous 4. The distance it is from your home to the nearest grocery store.
Quantitative- Discrete 5. The number of classes you take per school year.
Quantitative- Discrete 6. The tuition for your classes
Qualitative 7. The type of calculator you use.
Quantitative- Discrete 8. Movie ratings.
Qualitative 9. Political party preferences.
Quantitative- continuous 10. Weight of sumo wrestlers.
Quantitative- Discrete 11. Amount of money won playing poker.
Quantitative- Discrete 12. Number of correct answers on a quiz.
Qualitative 13. Peoples' attitudes toward the government.
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C. Given a set of values x1, x2,x3,…,xN. If 𝜇𝑥 = 𝑖=𝑁1𝑥𝑖 Prove the following:

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1) (using theorems)
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SOLUTION:
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(using actual values). Let x be the age of Acc 215 students.

Ask
𝑁 𝑁
the age of your nine classmates . Label it x 1, x2,x3,…,x9 and add your own age as x10. Use this
values in proving the identity.

SOLUTION:
D. Two surveys were conducted to measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign for a low-fat
brand of peanut butter. In one of the surveys, the interviewers visited the home and asked whether
the low-fat brand was purchased. In the other survey, the interviewers asked the person to show
them the peanut butter container when the interviewee stated he or she had purchased low-fat
peanut butter.

a. Do you think the two types of surveys will yield similar results on the percentage of
households using the product?

No, I do not think that in terms of the percentage of homes that use the product, both types of
surveys will provide the same results. Respondents who were simply asked if they bought the low-fat
brand had the chance to mislead or make estimates based on calculations in one of the polls.
Estimates without a basis are untrustworthy in my opinion. In addition, since they don't have a distinct
memory of their experience, inactive customers or those who bought the goods a long time ago may
be less likely to react accurately. Respondents to the other survey may have purchased a container
but then misplaced it, rendering their responses invalid. They may even show containers that aren't
the same as the low-fat brand, and they may even add to the numbers by disregarding false data.

b. What types of biases may be introduced into each of the surveys?

Each survey may create a biased results since participants may provide wrong responses. This
is because, as a result of one of the polls requiring no evidence of peanut butter container,
participants may become distracted by the survey, encouraging them to second-guess their own
replies and provide incorrect responses. Furthermore, bias may occur on the other survey as a
result of the item that must be presented, which may influence the participants' responses.