Q1. Define statistics in singular and plural term.

Q2. Differentiate between Quantitative and Qualitative data with examples.

Q3. Define Primary Data and Its Sources.

Q4. Define Discrete and Continuous Data with examples

1. A variable is a property of people or objects that takes on one or more values.

True

False

2. The dependent variable is one which causes a change or an effect in another variable.

True

False

5. Descriptive statistics are useful for making inferences from a sample of collected data to
the general population.

True

False

10. When a research question deals with how findings from a sample relate to the
population from which the sample was obtained, what type of statistics are used?

inferential statistics

descriptive statistics

population statistics

demographic statistics

11. Which of the following is NOT a continuous variable?

the length of time a company has been in business

age

the number of factories a company owns in the United States

the proportion of workers who are unionized

A ________ is a numeric characteristic of a population.

a. variable

b. parameter

c. statistic

d. discrete variable

Which of the following is a subset of a population?

a. sample

b. Census

c. universe

d. Parameter
Which is not a part of descriptive statistics?

a. Statistical inference.

b. Organizing data.

c. Presenting data.

d. Summarizing data.