Exam 16: Generalizing a Sample's Findings to its Population and Testing Hypotheses About Percents and Means

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Ping Golf, Inc. conducts a study in which they use a probability sample of 600 golfers. They examine the data from the sample and calculate that 28 percent of them own Ping golf clubs. The 28 percent is:

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Question 61

The SPSS output for the test of the hypothesis about a mean includes which of the following?

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Question 62

When you use SPSS to test a hypothesis for a mean, you must do which of the following?

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Question 63

Values computed from information provided by a sample are referred to as:

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Question 64

The z value associated with a 95 percent confidence interval is either a + or - 1.96.

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Question 65

If you have five friends who tell you they all have had a great experience with their purchase of a Chevrolet, and you used this evidence to decide to buy a Chevrolet, you would be using:

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Question 66

If the SPSS output for the test of the hypothesis about a mean shows a significance of 0.000, this means:

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Question 67

Values that are computed from a complete census, which are considered to be precise and valid measures of the population, are referred to as parameters.

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Question 68

Which of the following is NOT used to test hypotheses?

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Question 69

Suppose we wish to test the hypothesis that an internship program allows its interns to earn $2,750 per semester and let us assume that this hypothesis is, in fact, true. Which of the following best illustrates the logic of hypothesis testing at the 99% confidence level?

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Question 70

Statistical inference is a set of procedures in which the population size and sample statistics are used to make estimates of population parameters.

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Question 71

In parameter estimation, a value such as the population mean is estimated based on a sample's mean and its size.

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Question 72

Suppose we wish to test the hypothesis that an internship program allows its interns to earn $2,750 per semester and let us assume that this hypothesis is, in fact, true. Which of the following best illustrates the logic of hypothesis testing at the 95% confidence level?

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Question 73

If you were investigating the percentage of high school students who eat at the local Taco Bell, the percentage, because it is derived from the sample, is the sample statistic.

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Question 74

SPSS will not calculate the confidence interval for a mean.

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Ping Golf, Inc. conducts a study in which they use a probability sample of 600 golfers. They examine the data from the sample and calculate that 28 percent of them own Ping golf clubs. The 28 percent is:

The SPSS output for the test of the hypothesis about a mean includes which of the following?

When you use SPSS to test a hypothesis for a mean, you must do which of the following?

Values computed from information provided by a sample are referred to as:

The z value associated with a 95 percent confidence interval is either a + or - 1.96.

If you have five friends who tell you they all have had a great experience with their purchase of a Chevrolet, and you used this evidence to decide to buy a Chevrolet, you would be using:

If the SPSS output for the test of the hypothesis about a mean shows a significance of 0.000, this means:

Values that are computed from a complete census, which are considered to be precise and valid measures of the population, are referred to as parameters.

Which of the following is NOT used to test hypotheses?

Suppose we wish to test the hypothesis that an internship program allows its interns to earn $2,750 per semester and let us assume that this hypothesis is, in fact, true. Which of the following best illustrates the logic of hypothesis testing at the 99% confidence level?

Statistical inference is a set of procedures in which the population size and sample statistics are used to make estimates of population parameters.

In parameter estimation, a value such as the population mean is estimated based on a sample's mean and its size.

Suppose we wish to test the hypothesis that an internship program allows its interns to earn $2,750 per semester and let us assume that this hypothesis is, in fact, true. Which of the following best illustrates the logic of hypothesis testing at the 95% confidence level?

If you were investigating the percentage of high school students who eat at the local Taco Bell, the percentage, because it is derived from the sample, is the sample statistic.

SPSS will not calculate the confidence interval for a mean.

Introduction to Marketing Research

The Marketing Research Process

The Marketing Research Industry

Defining the Problem and Determining Research Objectives

Research Design

Using Secondary Data and Online Information Databases

Standardized Information Sources

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Survey Data-Collection Methods

Measurement in Marketing Research

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Data Collection in the Field, Nonresponse Error, and Questionnaire Screening

Basic Data Analysis: Descriptive Statistics

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Determining and Interpreting Associations Among Variables

Regression Analysis in Marketing Research

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