Exam 1: What Is Statistics

The major advantage of ordinal data over nominal data is that it allows for __________________.

What type of variable is the number of robberies reported in your city?

There are four levels of measurement-qualitative,quantitative,discrete,and continuous.

Descriptive statistics are used to find out something about a population based on a sample.

If we test a small number of light bulbs from a large group,the small group is called a _____________.

Among the many classes held at your college or university,your statistics class has been selected for a study.This one class is referred to as a _____________.

What level of measurement are the Centigrade and Fahrenheit temperature scales?

The CIA World Factbook cited these numbers for the United States: $\bullet$ Birthrate is 14.14 births per 1,000 population $\bullet$ Average life expectancy for females is 80 years $\bullet$ Approximately 290 million persons residing in the United States Each of these numbers is referred to as statistic.

The principal difference between the interval and ratio scale is that the ratio scale has a meaningful zero point.

The members of each basketball team wear numbers on their jerseys.What scale of measurement are these numbers considered?

The order that runners finish in a race would be an example of continuous data.

When we make an estimate or prediction,we use ________________

The branch of statistics that uses sample information to make conclusions about a population is called _________________ statistics.

The branch of statistics that collects,analyzes and presents data is called _____________ statistics.

The branch of statistics that does not involve generalizations is called _______________

What level of measurement is the number of auto accidents reported in a given month?

The Nielsen Ratings break down the number of people watching a particular television show by age.Age is what level of measurement?

Data measured on a nominal scale can only be classified into categories.

The final rankings of the top 20 NCAA college basketball teams are an example of which level of measurement?

What level of measurement is a bar code?