Question 1

If a process does not exhibit any unusual process variations,then the process is said to be in _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If a process does not exhibit any...

Question 2

A machine produces pencils.At the start of the day,the potential number of pencils produced is _____.At the end of the day,the actual number of pencils produced is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) finite,infinite 
B) actual,probable 
C) infinite,finite 
D) staged,actual 
E) controlled,measured 
A) finite,infinite 
B) actual,probable 
C) infinite,finite 
D) staged,actual 
E) controlled,measured

Question 3

In a voluntary response sample,what types of opinions are usually expressed?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a voluntary response sample,what types of...

Question 4

Which one of the following sampling methods would generally lead to the least reliable statistical inferences about the population from which the sample has been selected?

Accepted Answer

A) A random sample selected without replacement. 
B) A random sample selected with replacement. 
C) A voluntary response sample. 
D) A systematic sample. 
E) A stratified random sample. 
A) A random sample selected without replacement. 
B) A random sample selected with replacement. 
C) A voluntary response sample. 
D) A systematic sample. 
E) A stratified random sample.

Question 5

The process of assigning a value of a variable to each unit in a population or sample is called _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process of assigning a value of...

Question 6

The two levels of measurement for quantitative variables are

Accepted Answer

A) ordinal and ratio. 
B) interval and ordinal. 
C) nominative and ordinal. 
D) interval and ratio. 
E) nominative and interval. 
A) ordinal and ratio. 
B) interval and ordinal. 
C) nominative and ordinal. 
D) interval and ratio. 
E) nominative and interval.

Question 7

If a unit is placed back into the population after being selected for a sample,we are sampling _____ replacement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If a unit is placed back into...

Question 8

In sampling from the population,a _____ is a unique group representing a segment of the population of interest and which has been predetermined by the researcher.

Accepted Answer

A) focus group 
B) system 
C) parliament 
D) response 
E) stratum 
A) focus group 
B) system 
C) parliament 
D) response 
E) stratum

Question 9

A(n)_____ variable is a qualitative variable such that there is no meaningful ordering or ranking of the categories.

Accepted Answer

A) ratio 
B) ordinal 
C) nominative 
D) interval 
E) random 
A) ratio 
B) ordinal 
C) nominative 
D) interval 
E) random

Question 10

An identification of police officers by rank would represent a(n)____________ level of measurement.

Accepted Answer

A) nominative 
B) ordinal 
C) interval 
D) ratio 
E) professional 
A) nominative 
B) ordinal 
C) interval 
D) ratio 
E) professional

Question 11

If we examine half of the population measurements,we are conducting a census of the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When a researcher uses a(n)_____ sample,they decrease bias in the sample.

Accepted Answer

A) voluntary response 
B) small 
C) expensive 
D) random 
E) convenience 
A) voluntary response 
B) small 
C) expensive 
D) random 
E) convenience

Question 13

A researcher believes a person's gender will influence their answer to a particular question.In order to take this into account,the researcher selects a random sample of 100 men and another random sample of 100 women.This is an example of a ______ sample.

Accepted Answer

A) stratified random 
B) simple random 
C) biased 
D) multistage cluster 
E) systematic 
A) stratified random 
B) simple random 
C) biased 
D) multistage cluster 
E) systematic

Question 14

If a process is in statistical control,then the runs plot for the process will exhibit a(n)_______ amount of variation around a constant,or horizontal,level.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If a process is in statistical control,then...

Question 15

A _____ is an examination of all the population measurements.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A _____ is an examination of all...

Question 16

A population is a set of units (usually people,objects,or events).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

__________ is a necessary component of a runs plot.

Accepted Answer

A) Observation over time 
B) A qualitative variable 
C) Random sampling of the data 
D) Voluntary response data 
E) A Likert scale survey 
A) Observation over time 
B) A qualitative variable 
C) Random sampling of the data 
D) Voluntary response data 
E) A Likert scale survey

Question 18

______________ is the science of using a sample of measurements to make generalizations about the important aspects of a population.

Accepted Answer

A) Statistical process control 
B) Descriptive statistics 
C) Random sample 
D) Statistical inference 
E) Deductive reasoning 
A) Statistical process control 
B) Descriptive statistics 
C) Random sample 
D) Statistical inference 
E) Deductive reasoning

Question 19

A ____ is a graph of individual process measurements versus time.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ____ is a graph of individual...

Question 20

Any characteristic of a population unit is called a _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Any characteristic of a population unit is...

If a process does not exhibit any unusual process variations,then the process is said to be in _________.

A machine produces pencils.At the start of the day,the potential number of pencils produced is _.At the end of the day,the actual number of pencils produced is _.

In a voluntary response sample,what types of opinions are usually expressed?

Which one of the following sampling methods would generally lead to the least reliable statistical inferences about the population from which the sample has been selected?

The process of assigning a value of a variable to each unit in a population or sample is called _____.

The two levels of measurement for quantitative variables are

If a unit is placed back into the population after being selected for a sample,we are sampling _____ replacement.

In sampling from the population,a _____ is a unique group representing a segment of the population of interest and which has been predetermined by the researcher.

A(n)_____ variable is a qualitative variable such that there is no meaningful ordering or ranking of the categories.

An identification of police officers by rank would represent a(n)____________ level of measurement.

If we examine half of the population measurements,we are conducting a census of the population.

When a researcher uses a(n)_____ sample,they decrease bias in the sample.

A researcher believes a person's gender will influence their answer to a particular question.In order to take this into account,the researcher selects a random sample of 100 men and another random sample of 100 women.This is an example of a ______ sample.

If a process is in statistical control,then the runs plot for the process will exhibit a(n)_______ amount of variation around a constant,or horizontal,level.

A _____ is an examination of all the population measurements.

A population is a set of units (usually people,objects,or events).

__________ is a necessary component of a runs plot.

______________ is the science of using a sample of measurements to make generalizations about the important aspects of a population.

A ____ is a graph of individual process measurements versus time.

Any characteristic of a population unit is called a _____.

Descriptive Statistics

Probability

Discrete Random Variables

Continuous Random Variables

Sampling Distributions

Confidence Intervals

Hypothesis Testing

Statistical Inferences Based on Two Samples

Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance

Correlation Coefficient and Simple Linear Regression Analysis

Multiple Regression and Model Building

Nonparametric Methods

Chi-Square Tests

Decision Theory

Time Series Forecasting

Filters

Exam 1: An Introduction to Business Statistics

If a process does not exhibit any unusual process variations,then the process is said to be in _________.

A machine produces pencils.At the start of the day,the potential number of pencils produced is _____.At the end of the day,the actual number of pencils produced is _____.

In a voluntary response sample,what types of opinions are usually expressed?

Which one of the following sampling methods would generally lead to the least reliable statistical inferences about the population from which the sample has been selected?

The process of assigning a value of a variable to each unit in a population or sample is called _____.

The two levels of measurement for quantitative variables are

If a unit is placed back into the population after being selected for a sample,we are sampling _____ replacement.

In sampling from the population,a _____ is a unique group representing a segment of the population of interest and which has been predetermined by the researcher.

A(n)_____ variable is a qualitative variable such that there is no meaningful ordering or ranking of the categories.

An identification of police officers by rank would represent a(n)____________ level of measurement.

If we examine half of the population measurements,we are conducting a census of the population.

When a researcher uses a(n)_____ sample,they decrease bias in the sample.

A researcher believes a person's gender will influence their answer to a particular question.In order to take this into account,the researcher selects a random sample of 100 men and another random sample of 100 women.This is an example of a ______ sample.

If a process is in statistical control,then the runs plot for the process will exhibit a(n)_______ amount of variation around a constant,or horizontal,level.

A _____ is an examination of all the population measurements.

A population is a set of units (usually people,objects,or events).

__________ is a necessary component of a runs plot.

______________ is the science of using a sample of measurements to make generalizations about the important aspects of a population.

A ____ is a graph of individual process measurements versus time.

Any characteristic of a population unit is called a _____.

Descriptive Statistics

Probability

Discrete Random Variables

Continuous Random Variables

Sampling Distributions

Confidence Intervals

Hypothesis Testing

Statistical Inferences Based on Two Samples

Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance

Correlation Coefficient and Simple Linear Regression Analysis

Multiple Regression and Model Building

Nonparametric Methods

Chi-Square Tests

Decision Theory

Time Series Forecasting

Filters

A machine produces pencils.At the start of the day,the potential number of pencils produced is _.At the end of the day,the actual number of pencils produced is _.