Question 1

If you do not understand what you are being taught in class,______.

Accepted Answer

A) ask your professors first 
B) ask your friends first 
C) read your book first 
D) think about it first 
A) ask your professors first 
B) ask your friends first 
C) read your book first 
D) think about it first A

Question 2

According to the author,when you have completed the course,you may want to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) sell the book 
B) use the book as a reference 
C) continue doing book exercises 
D) do not sell the book 
A) sell the book 
B) use the book as a reference 
C) continue doing book exercises 
D) do not sell the book B

Question 3

Which of the following would be used to designate the type of statistical methods used to organize and describe the characteristics of a collection of data?

Accepted Answer

A) inferential statistics 
B) descriptive statistics 
C) sampling methods 
D) population methods 
A) inferential statistics 
B) descriptive statistics 
C) sampling methods 
D) population methods B

Question 4

______ is to a smaller group of data as population is to a larger group of data.

Accepted Answer

A) Micro group 
B) Mini group 
C) Micro data 
D) Sample 
A) Micro group 
B) Mini group 
C) Micro data 
D) Sample

Question 5

In which century did the first collection of a set of data pertaining to populations occur?

Accepted Answer

A) 15th century 
B) 17th century 
C) 19th century 
D) 21st century 
A) 15th century 
B) 17th century 
C) 19th century 
D) 21st century

Question 6

Inferential statistics is most often used for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) summarizing data 
B) organizing data 
C) interpreting data 
D) collecting data 
A) summarizing data 
B) organizing data 
C) interpreting data 
D) collecting data

Question 7

What will you need to complete most statistical analyses?

Accepted Answer

A) a personal computer 
B) large computer mainframe 
C) a slide rule 
D) a highly trained technician 
A) a personal computer 
B) large computer mainframe 
C) a slide rule 
D) a highly trained technician

Question 8

The best way to learn statistics is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) ask lots of questions 
B) think a lot 
C) practice a lot 
D) read a lot 
A) ask lots of questions 
B) think a lot 
C) practice a lot 
D) read a lot

Question 9

The introduction of personal computers and their use in statistical analyses have been both good and bad.Give an example of a "good" reason and one example of a "bad" reason.

Accepted Answer

Examples should refl

Question 10

What type of descriptive statistic is also referred to as the average?

Accepted Answer

A) mean 
B) median 
C) mode 
D) descriptor 
A) mean 
B) median 
C) mode 
D) descriptor

Question 11

Descriptive measures are most often used ______

Accepted Answer

A) to describe how often something occurs 
B) to determine if a sample is representative of a population 
C) to predict an outcome 
D) to determine the effect of an intervention 
A) to describe how often something occurs 
B) to determine if a sample is representative of a population 
C) to predict an outcome 
D) to determine the effect of an intervention

Question 12

A collection of information is also called______.

Accepted Answer

A) population subset 
B) sample statistic 
C) descriptive statistic 
D) data set 
A) population subset 
B) sample statistic 
C) descriptive statistic 
D) data set

Question 13

What is the small subset of the population from whom you collect data called?

Accepted Answer

A) population 
B) sample 
C) database 
D) group A 
A) population 
B) sample 
C) database 
D) group A

Question 14

The past 100 years have seen numerous examples of new ways to use old ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The larger group from which a sample is drawn is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) sample group 
B) population 
C) median 
D) mode 
A) sample group 
B) population 
C) median 
D) mode

Question 16

______ statistics are often (but not always)the next step after you have some basic understanding of data.

Accepted Answer

A) Descriptive 
B) Inferential 
C) Experimental 
D) Observational 
A) Descriptive 
B) Inferential 
C) Experimental 
D) Observational

Question 17

Inferential statistics involve ______ the data.

Accepted Answer

A) organizing 
B) balancing 
C) editing 
D) interpreting 
A) organizing 
B) balancing 
C) editing 
D) interpreting

Question 18

A common goal in statistics is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) generalize results from a sample to a population 
B) generalize results from a population to a sample 
C) generalize results from a population to a second population 
D) generalize results from a sample to a second sample 
A) generalize results from a sample to a population 
B) generalize results from a population to a sample 
C) generalize results from a population to a second population 
D) generalize results from a sample to a second sample

Question 19

When should inferential statistics typically be used?

Accepted Answer

A) before descriptive statistics 
B) after descriptive statistics 
C) at the same time as descriptive statistics 
D) never with descriptive statistics 
A) before descriptive statistics 
B) after descriptive statistics 
C) at the same time as descriptive statistics 
D) never with descriptive statistics

Question 20

What type of statistics involves collecting,organizing,and summarizing data?

Accepted Answer

A) experimental 
B) descriptive 
C) inferential 
D) organizational 
A) experimental 
B) descriptive 
C) inferential 
D) organizational

If you do not understand what you are being taught in class,______.

According to the author,when you have completed the course,you may want to do which of the following?

Which of the following would be used to designate the type of statistical methods used to organize and describe the characteristics of a collection of data?

______ is to a smaller group of data as population is to a larger group of data.

In which century did the first collection of a set of data pertaining to populations occur?

Inferential statistics is most often used for which of the following?

What will you need to complete most statistical analyses?

The best way to learn statistics is to ______.

The introduction of personal computers and their use in statistical analyses have been both good and bad.Give an example of a "good" reason and one example of a "bad" reason.

What type of descriptive statistic is also referred to as the average?

Descriptive measures are most often used ______

A collection of information is also called______.

What is the small subset of the population from whom you collect data called?

The past 100 years have seen numerous examples of new ways to use old ideas.

The larger group from which a sample is drawn is ______.

______ statistics are often (but not always)the next step after you have some basic understanding of data.

Inferential statistics involve ______ the data.

A common goal in statistics is to ______.

When should inferential statistics typically be used?

What type of statistics involves collecting,organizing,and summarizing data?

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Exam 1: Statistics or Sadistics Its up to You

If you do not understand what you are being taught in class,______.

According to the author,when you have completed the course,you may want to do which of the following?

Which of the following would be used to designate the type of statistical methods used to organize and describe the characteristics of a collection of data?

______ is to a smaller group of data as population is to a larger group of data.

In which century did the first collection of a set of data pertaining to populations occur?

Inferential statistics is most often used for which of the following?

What will you need to complete most statistical analyses?

The best way to learn statistics is to ______.

The introduction of personal computers and their use in statistical analyses have been both good and bad.Give an example of a "good" reason and one example of a "bad" reason.

What type of descriptive statistic is also referred to as the average?

Descriptive measures are most often used ______

A collection of information is also called______.

What is the small subset of the population from whom you collect data called?

The past 100 years have seen numerous examples of new ways to use old ideas.

The larger group from which a sample is drawn is ______.

______ statistics are often (but not always)the next step after you have some basic understanding of data.

Inferential statistics involve ______ the data.

A common goal in statistics is to ______.

When should inferential statistics typically be used?

What type of statistics involves collecting,organizing,and summarizing data?

Means to an End: Computing and Understanding Averages

Understanding Variability: Vive La Différence

A Picture Really Is Worth a Thousand Words

Computing Correlation Coefficients: Ice Cream and Crime

Understanding Reliability and Validity: Just the Truth

Hypotheticals and You: Testing Your Questions

Probability and Why It Counts: Fun With a Bell-Shaped Curve

Significantly Significant: What It Means for You and Me

Only the Lonely: the One Sample Z-Test

Teafor Two: Tests Between the Means of Different Groups

Teafor Two Again: Tests Between the Means of Related Groups

Two Groups Too Many Try Analysis of Variance

Two Too Many Factors: Factorial Analysis of Variancea Brief Introduction

Testing Relationships Using the Correlation Coefficients: Cousins or Just Good Friends

Using Linear Regression: Predicting Wholl Win the Super Bowl

Chi-Square and Some Other Nonparametric Tests: What to Do When Youre Not Normal

Some Other Importantstatistical Procedures You Should Know About

An Introduction to Data Mining

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