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    of 6

    1

    2 out of 2 points

    _____ is an explicit listing of all the individual measurements, either as a


    display with space between the individual measurements, or in set
    notation with individual measurements separated by commas.
    Selected Answer:

    d.
    Data list

    Question 2
    0 out of 2 points

    Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?


    Selected Answer:

    e.
    Average rainfall on 25 days of the month

    Question 3
    0 out of 2 points

    A(n) _____ is any specific collections of objects of interest.


    Selected Answer:

    d.
    statistic

    Question 4
    2 out of 2 points

    A researcher wants to determine the average income of the people of


    Omaha, Nebraska. He found that there are 385,600 employed people in
    the state. A group of 1,200 people are selected randomly to ascertain the
    income of each of those individuals. He finds that the average income of
    those 1,200 numbers to be $42,827. Identify the population in this
    context.
    Selected Answer:

    d.
    385,600 employed people in Omaha

    Question 5
    2 out of 2 points

    _____ is the branch of statistics that involves organizing, displaying, and


    describing data.
    Selected Answer:

    a.
    Descriptive statistics

    Question 6
    2 out of 2 points

    _____ is a table listing each distinct value x and the number of times x
    appears in the data set.
    Selected Answer:

    e.
    Data frequency table

    Question 7
    0 out of 2 points

    In a class of students, which of following refers to quantitative data?


    Selected Answer:

    b.
    Data on students' mode of transportation to school

    Question 8
    2 out of 2 points

    A researcher wants to determine the average income of the people of


    Omaha, Nebraska. He found that there are 385,600 employed people in
    the state. A group of 1,200 people are selected randomly to ascertain the
    income of each of those individuals. He finds that the average income of
    those 1,000 numbers to be $42,827. Identify the sample in this context.
    Selected Answer:

    e.
    1,200 people selected for the study

    Question 9
    0 out of 2 points

    A researcher wants to determine the average income of the people of


    Omaha, Nebraska. He found that there are 385,600 employed people in
    the state. A group of 1,200 people are selected randomly to ascertain the

    income of each of those individuals. He finds that the average income of


    those 1,000 numbers to be $42,827. Identify the parameter in this
    context.
    Selected Answer:

    a.
    385,600 - 1,200 constitute the population

    Question 10
    2 out of 2 points

    Consider the data: {2, 5, 0, 8, 8, 1, 3, 4, 3, 4, 8, 8, 0}. Identify the data


    with the maximum frequency.
    Selected Answer:

    c.
    8

    Question 11
    2 out of 2 points

    The measurements of sample elements are collectively called the _____


    data.
    Selected Answer:

    d.
    sample

    Question 12
    2 out of 2 points

    Which of the following is an example for quantitative data?


    Selected Answer:

    e.
    Scores of 55 students on a management test

    Question 13
    2 out of 2 points

    As a part of his study, a researcher is interested to ascertain the


    proportion of people in a locality who are above the age of 80. He takes a
    random sample of 2,400; 120 of them are above the age of 80, hence

    120/2,400 0.05 or about 5% are above 80.What is the value of the


    statistic in this context?
    Selected Answer:

    a.
    0.05 or 5%

    Question 14
    0 out of 2 points

    Which of the following data sets represents a sample?


    Selected Answer:

    c.
    Scores of students in the tenth grade

    Question 15
    2 out of 2 points

    A(n) _____ is any subset or subcollection of the population.


    Selected Answer:

    c.
    sample

    Question 16
    2 out of 2 points

    _____ data are numerical measurements that arise from a natural


    numerical scale.
    Selected Answer:

    b.
    Quantitative

    Question 17
    2 out of 2 points

    A(n) _____ is a number or attribute computed for each member of a


    population or of a sample.
    Selected Answer:

    a.
    measurement

    Question 18
    0 out of 2 points

    Which of the following data sets represents a population?


    Selected Answer:

    d.
    Any five day's temperature readings of the last month

    Question 19
    2 out of 2 points

    _____ data are measurements for which there is no natural numerical


    scale, but which consist of attributes, labels, or other nonnumerical
    characteristics.
    Selected Answer:

    e.
    Qualitative

    Question 20
    2 out of 2 points

    A(n) _____ is a number that summarizes some aspect of the population as


    a whole.
    Selected Answer:

    a.
    parameter

    Question 21
    2 out of 2 points

    _____ is the branch of statistics that involves drawing conclusions about a


    population based on information contained in a sample taken from that
    population.
    Selected Answer:

    d.
    Inferential statistics

    Question 22
    2 out of 2 points

    _____ is a collection of methods for collecting, displaying, analyzing, and


    drawing conclusions from data.
    Selected Answer:

    d.
    Statistics

    Question 23
    2 out of 2 points

    A sample consisting of the whole population is called _____.


    Selected Answer:

    b.
    census

    Question 24
    2 out of 2 points

    In which of the following situations is a census preferred over a sample?


    Selected Answer:

    a.
    A study on the success rate of a particular drug

    Question 25
    0 out of 2 points

    drug company has developed a pill for migraines. Based on estimations and
    hypothesis testing, it came up to the conclusion that the pill increases the
    recovery time from the migraine attacks. Which branch of statistics does this
    signify?
    Selected Answer:

    a.
    Organizational statistics

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