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I. Basic Concepts
2.) Complete the sentence: A (statistic, parameter) is a numerical description of a sample characteristic.
3.) The branch of statistics concerned with analyzing and interpreting data, that is, making statements
about populations, is called ______________ statistics.
6.) ________________ data consists of numbers that represent meaningful values or positions.
8.) At the _______________ level of measurement, you can talk about numerical differences between data
points, but you can’t make percentages
9.) The ______________ level of measurement has a zero that means “none,” and no negative numbers are
allowed.
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10.) At the __________________ level of measurement, you can rank data points but you can’t talk about
meaningful differences between them.
11.) This method of data collection involves making mathematical or physical models of systems that might
be too dangerous or impractical to otherwise study. _____
12.) This sampling method involves picking groups randomly, but then surveying everyone within those
groups. _____
13.) This sampling method involves giving the survey to whoever can be found the easiest. _____
14.) This sampling method involves constructing a sample with demographics proportional to that of the
population, with respect to the (hypothesized) determining variables. _____
15.) This sampling method involves assigning each potential data point a number and observing every nth
point. _____
II. Aspects of Statistical Studies: For each question below, identify the indicated aspects of this statistical
study:
85 senior citizens in Georgia were recruited to test the effects of exercise on aging. 46% showed a decrease
in age-related symptoms.
A.) Focus of study B.) Statistic C.) Sample Size D.) Population Size
A.) Focus of study B.) Statistic C.) Sample Size D.) Population Size
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A.) Focus of study B.) Statistic C.) Sample Size D.) Population Size
21.) The cable-subscription habits of the 400 American homeowners surveyed is the: _____
A survey of 5,000 small-business owners found that 1,839 of them planned to hire workers in the coming
year.
A.) Population size B.) Sample size C.) Parameter D.) Statistic
A.) Population size B.) Sample size C.) Parameter D.) Statistic
C.) The hiring plans of the 5,000 surveyed. D.) The 1,839 who planned to hire.
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III. Parameters and Statistics: Identify whether each statement below contains a parameter or a statistic.
26.) In a study of 1000 high school seniors, 19% are taking a statistics class. ______________
27.) A recent study of 400 elementary students found that 80% watch more than two hours of TV per day.
______________
28.) The 2003 median income of all French households was $32,139. ______________
IV. Levels of Measurement: Determine the level of measurement for each statement below – nominal,
ordinal, interval or ratio.
31.) A football pundit’s ranking of the top college teams (pre-season) ______________
33.) Birth-years of rulers of the Roman Empire (Ex: 14 BC, 20 AD) ______________
V. Methods of Data Collection: Indicate whether each statement below describes an observation, a
survey, an experiment or a simulation.
34.) A doctor gives 10 patients Drug A and 10 patients Drug B and records the differences.
_________________
35.) An industrial engineer records the pattern of truck arrivals at a factory, the pace of each worker and
machine, and the pattern of truck departures, and makes a computer program to see if a new design would
improve profits. _________________
36.) You stand behind the counter at the school cafeteria and see how many people order a double lunch.
_________________
37.) 250 American television viewers are asked which their favorite program is. _________________
38.) You want to study the effects of dropping a hydrogen bomb on Cleveland: _________________
39.) A farmer divides his field into two sections. One he treats with a new fertilizer and one with the old
fertilizer. He compares the yield between the two sections. _________________
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In #41 to #45, indicate whether each statement below describes a convenience, cluster, systematic, simple
random or stratified sampling.
41.) Lazy Larry gets an assignment to survey college students about their study habits, so he heads over to
the library because he knows he will find a lot of college students there so he can finish his assignment
quickly. _________________
42.) In a study of differences in political outlook by generation, families are picked at random, but then
everyone in each family is surveyed. _________________
43.) A quality-control inspector examines every 10th truck on an assembly line. _________________
44.) A researcher concludes that gender is the only determining variable in her study. She knows the field of
study in question contains 56% men and 44% women, so she surveys 56 men and 44 women.
_________________
45.) A computer generates random telephone numbers for researchers to call. _________________
46.) A field of study contains 14,204 men and 17,811 women. A survey stratified with respect to gender is
planned. The sample size is 750. How many of each gender should be surveyed?
VII. Bias: Indicate whether there is selection bias, response bias, or no bias. There are often multiple forms
of bias in a poorly designed study, so use the most obvious answer.
47.) The military sends out researchers in military uniforms to ask people how they feel about military
spending. _________________
48.) A survey question asked: “What is your opinion of President Obama’s job performance? Approve,
disapprove, neutral, don’t know [options rotated]?” _________________
49.) A survey question asked: “Do you think that watching too much television causes elementary children
to perform poorly in school?” _________________
50.) Janet decides to survey every student whose student number begins with a “7.” She thinks these
numbers were randomly assigned, but in fact students only got a number that began with a “7” if they were
transfer students. _________________ [Assume transfer status is a determining variable.]
51.) Which of the previous four examples featured a leading question? _____
52.) Which of the previous four examples featured a closed question? _____
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